THE FIRST HYDROGEN TRAINS IN ITALY WILL BE IN LOMBARDY

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The first hydrogen trains in Italy will be in Lombardy. They will replace lines that run with diesel locomotives

In Italy there are still approximately 2000 daily train runs powered by diesel with a completely negative impact on the environment. And it is from this point that railway decarbonisation will take its first steps through the replacement of these locomotives with new hydrogen-powered vehicles.

The first project will be carried out in Valcamonica , in the province of Brescia, where, starting from 2026, we will see the first 6 green-powered Alstrom trains traveling on the Brescia-Edolo route, using hydrogen.

The project also involves the construction of local power plants for the production, initially of blue hydrogen , which will power the locomotives, and then switching to green hydrogen once all the infrastructure has been built.

Blue hydrogen, created through the use of energy deriving from natural gas and biomethane, will emit CO2 but will be totally recovered and stored, avoiding dispersion into the air.

Once the project is completed, with the arrival of another 8 trains and the construction of two plants for the production, storage and supply of green hydrogen, the first totally green railway transport line in Italy will have been built.

The hydrogen trains will be only the first piece of a zero impact project in the world of public transport, in fact it is planned to also equip a certain number of local transport buses traveling in Valcamonica with green hydrogen.

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