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Hydrogen train pilot in Italy - Ferrovie Dello Stato (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company

Italy

Italian rail operator Ferrovie Dello Stato (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company and Europe’s biggest natural gas transport group Snam have partnered to study using hydrogen for FS’ transport network. The agreement is the first of its kind in Europe between a national railway company and an energy group as hydrogen emerges as a possible solution to help meet climate targets,

FS and Snam will set up a working group to assess pilot projects to replace fossil fuels on the national railways. 

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Innovation themes: Green hydrogen trains, Step towards climate targets, replacement to fossil fuels.

Relevant for

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Automobile engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer
  • Chemical engineer
  • Railway engineer

Innovation sector

  • Chemistry & chemical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Logistics & transportation

Domain

Sustainable transport

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

University researcher

Corporate researcher

Startup or entrepreneur

Solution provider

Government

Industry

Transportation & logistics