06-15-2017, 12:56 PM
(06-15-2017, 12:13 PM)Elmira Guy Wrote: Province eyes hydrogen fuel cells for electrified GO trains
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/mobile/provi...-1.3460735
Lol, hydrogen powered trains would be no more electrically powered trains than diesel trains already are, which is to say, diesel trains are electric trains.
The issue with hydrogen is where to get it. Electrolysis with water isn't particularly efficient, and extracting it from hydrocarbons kinda defeats the clean energy purpose.
I guess it has the potential to reduce point source emissions....but really, expensive as it is, electric catenary powered trains work just fine the world over.