Hydrogen Train India: In order to supply hydrogen for India’s first hydrogen train for Indian Railways, Jind, Haryana-based GreenH Electrolysis, a joint venture between H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies and GR Promoter Group, announced today that it has signed a contract with Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives to construct a hydrogen production and refuelling station.
Hydrogen for Heritage Initiative
As part of the “Hydrogen for Heritage” initiative, Indian Railways intends to run 35 hydrogen trains. India will join the group of nations actively investing in cutting-edge technologies to transform the transport sector when the first of these hydrogen-fueled trains is launched between Jind and Sonipat early next year.
Net Zero Emissions Target
As a first step towards reaching its net zero emissions target, Indian Railways has awarded a contract to Medha for a pilot project to convert a Diesel Electric Multiple Unit rake on the Sonipat-Jind section from diesel to a hydrogen-powered train. Consequently, GreenH has been hired by Medha to handle the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of a Hydrogen production and refuelling station.
Cutting-Edge Technology
“GreenH will provide the necessary equipment from its newly constructed PEM electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Jhajjar District, Haryana. The Hydrogen production and refueling station is expected to deploy a comprehensive system to both produce Hydrogen and refuel the trains on a daily basis,” the company said in a statement. A 1 MW electrolyzer provided by GreenH will run continuously to accomplish the first stage, with a predicted daily hydrogen capacity of 420 kg. It is anticipated that the refuelling infrastructure will incorporate two hydrogen dispensers with pre-cooler integration, hydrogen compressors, and 3,000 kg of hydrogen storage. This will enable the trains to be quickly refuelled in accordance with their regular routes.
Comprehensive Turn-Key Solution
The hydrogen production and refuelling station is anticipated to be a turn-key solution that includes all necessary technical disciplines (process, electrical, instrumentation and control, safety, etc.) and offers the end user complete support for both operation and maintenance through a long-term service agreement.
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