New hydrogen-powered tram off assembly line in north China's Hebei Province
Xinhua, April 27, 2016
A hybrid tram powered by hydrogen cells and supercapacitors rolled off the assembly line Wednesday in north China's Hebei Province
According to Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co. Ltd. (TRC), the tram's major developer, the hybrid tram can operate for longer than existing trams and there is no need for an overhead line. Moreover, it has no emissions.
It took the state-owned company and Southwest Jiaotong University four years to develop the pollution-free tram, which can carry 336 passengers. A 15-minute hydrogen refill can power the vehicle for 40 kilometers at speeds as high as 70 km per hour, according to TRC.
Water, which controls the reaction temperature inside the fuel cell so no nitrogen oxide is produced, will be the only discharge from the tram...snip
Hydrogen fuel cells are a clean energy source, widely used in the automobile industry...snip
Full Article: http://www.china.org.cn/business/2016-04/27/content_38339951.htm
China's Hydrogen-Powered Future Starts in Trams, Not Cars
Bloomberg.com March 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-25/china-s-hydrogen-powered-future-starts-in-trams-not-cars
在中国,,氢是头号
