US EditionUpdated: Alstom Pauses Hydrogen Train Development After France Pulls Support
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Alstom puts development of hydrogen trains on hold
In mid-September, Alstom completed the world’s first journey with a shunting locomotive converted from diesel to hydrogen drive in Salzgitter, Germany. But barely two months later, the French multinational, a global leader in rail transport, is pausing further development of hydrogen trains. According to Alstom, the main reasons for discontinuing or pausing the projects are the end of government subsidies and the technology’s lack of full maturi…
H2-View News: Alstom pauses hydrogen train development after France pulls support
Alstom was set to be backed with state-aid funding allocated under the EU’s Hy2Tech Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) scheme. However, France’s decision to halt its contribution effectively blocks Alstom’s access to its share of EU support, as IPCEIs require matching national funding. While Alstom has suspended work at its hydrogen subsidiary, it
The hydrogen bubble in transport seems to have exploded. Alstom, a precursor in this field with the first Coradia iLint trains tested in Lower Saxony (Germany) in 2017, has just backed the brake after the withdrawal of the financing of the French state in the framework of the projects IPCEI or PIIEC (Major projects of common European interest) for hydrogen. From a trade union source, an extraordinary CSE has acted to stop the activities of the s…
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