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The world's first hydrogen train was approved by the German Railways Authority (EBA) for the launch of commercial pbadenger service. Following this approval, the first two prototypes of iLint Coradia will begin to operate with pbadengers in September on the Elbe-Weser Corridor in Lower Saxony (Germany).
The Coradia iLint fuel cell train, an environmentally friendly and economical alternative to traditional diesel propulsion is unique in its combination of several innovative elements: the conversion of clean energy, flexible energy storage and intelligent management of the engine power.
Fuel cells form the central axis of the system, the primary source of energy for the propulsion of the train. Fuel cells provide electricity by mixing hydrogen – stored in tanks – with oxygen from the outside air. In this process, the only thing that is emitted is the water vapor and the condensation water, and no gas or polluting particles are generated. Electricity is produced without generator or turbine, making the process much faster and more efficient. The efficiency of the system is also based on energy storage in high performance lithium-ion batteries.
The new iLint's performance is comparable to that of the latest generation of regional diesel trains in terms of acceleration and braking, maximum speed (140 km / h) and range (up to 1,000 kilometers). It can carry up to 300 pbadengers.
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