RAIL: HYDROGEN TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGIES
The Age of Hydrogen within Transportation The global pandemic has challenged the modern global cold supply chain like never before. Alstom pioneers hydrogen mobility for rail to forge a sustainable future for transportation Tackling climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions requires a holistic review of how we live and travel.
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ail is at the heart of sustainable mobility—there is simply no cleaner collective transportation system. In terms of energy efficiency per passenger kilometre, it is the most efficient mode of public transport, as well as the most effective. To meet the climate challenge, we need to get more people out of their cars and onto public transport. Rail can achieve this objective—it is the only ‘green’ solution that also solves the problem of congestion in cities and towns worldwide. Creating the greenest, most sustainable rail network is only part of the answer,
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however. Potential users also need to be motivated to use it. To make rail more attractive, we need to accelerate the transition towards reliable, seamless transportation in the most timely and cost-effective way possible.
Greening thebtransport sector That includes increasing capacity to cater for these potential new users. The transport sector represents nearly 25% of world-wide emissions from fuel combustion. Rail is the lowest emissive mode in the motorized segment emitting 10 times less CO2 / pass.km than plane.
Hydrogen technologies and solutions in transport will play a very important role in transitioning to a cleaner more sustainable future accelerating the Middle East and North Africa Green Economy vision. Hydrogen train is a revolution in rail transport, as it represents a genuine economical and clean alternative to diesel when overline electrification represents a too significant investment for customers. Alstom, a global leader in rail transport and sustainable mobility, is working closely with many regional transportation authorities to ensure the most advanced
