Each Mireo Plus H will be equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system combined with onboard batteries.
DP World has launched a carbon inset scheme at Southampton, allowing customers to count verified port-side emissions savings towards their own supply chain targets.
The transaction strengthens Alstom’s capacity to maintain and develop hydrogen-powered rolling stock deployed in Germany, Italy, and France.
A new hydrogen plant at the Port of Tilbury will support the decarbonisation of logistics and heavy transport, including rail-linked operations.
The certification applies across its rail freight activities in Germany and confirms compliance with the international standard for environmental management systems.
The eight-axle locomotives were commissioned in February in Port Hedland and will operate on Fortescue’s Pilbara rail network.
The project covers the development and construction of a hydrogen passenger multiple unit demonstrator with additional power supply from the overhead contact line.
Diesel locomotives continue to dominate rail freight operations despite growing interest in alternative drives, according to a new study by SCI Verkehr. High costs and complex approval procedures are slowing the transition, particularly in Europe.
With this operation, the company becomes the first rail freight operator in Latin America to use green hydrogen as an energy source.
The container has been developed together with HyCentA and is aimed at supplying hydrogen for processes connected to low-emission steel production.
By closing the gap between processing and production, the new gypsum cycle introduces an additional long-distance rail movement into the building-materials supply chain and supports the shift from waste disposal to material reuse in the Austrian construction sector.
The company states that three coil trains will run every two weeks toward customer sites in Eastern Europe.
Renfe Mercancías and Captrain Spain lead the allocation of funds under the Spanish Ministry of Transport’s 2024 eco-incentive scheme, securing a combined total of over €28 million.
The planned locomotives must be capable of operating both under overhead lines and independently via battery on non-electrified sidings.
A cross-border recycling scheme has been launched between Sweden and Poland, involving the return of dismantled Swedish rails to ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Each locomotive is equipped with a 14.5 MWh battery, positioning them among the largest battery-powered mobile rail assets globally.
A total of CZK 15 billion (approx. EUR 611 million) will be distributed from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme-backed Modernisation Fund.
The partnership includes both technical collaboration and a financial investment by PHL.
The International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP) has welcomed Switzerland’s decision to delay new wagon-inspection rules, but warns that the unilateral plan still threatens Europe’s rail freight flows.
The Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has launched a preliminary market consultation to explore alternatives to diesel traction on six non-electrified railway lines of the Red Ferroviaria de Interés General (RFIG).