Germany is keen on using hydrogen fuel trains next year

Germany is planning to soon put into use hydrogen fuel trains to protect the environment in 2017 or 2018.

The transport sector which is a sector contributes a large proportion in the emissions _{of CO2} of each economy, but in Germany, the rate of "green" in the industry are becoming faster than ever and next would be rail transport.

Germany has recently introduced the prototype of the world's first hydrogen-powered Coradia iLint , the only emissions emitted by such a train as steam and condensate. Coradia iLint is the product of the French company Alstom. The prototype of the train was exhibited and presented at the Berlin InnoTrans trade show on September 20.

The main energy source of the ship is hydrogen stored in tankers and oxygen in the air. The energy produced between the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen will then continue to be stored in the lithium battery to operate the train.

Ships are quite low noise compared to diesel-powered ships, the sound emitted only from the sound of wheels collide on tracks and the noise of the air. Maximum speed of the ship can reach 140km / h, the maximum distance of up to 800 km with the capacity of transport can reach 300k / trip. It is also the first hydro-powered passenger ship in the world to make long journeys.

The prototype of the hydrogen train will continue to be tested throughout the next year and is expected to begin passenger transport by the end of 2017 or early 2018.

Although the price of the hydrogen trains has not been announced yet, Alstom predicts that the operating costs of the train will be similar to conventional diesel trains.