13.09.2022
Artikel Nummer: 42071
Train instead pipeline
DB Cargo is planning to transport urgently needed supplies of hydrogen by goods trains in the future. This concept represents the first efficient alternative to hydrogen pipelines. Hydrogen imported into Germany is usually bound in liquids and can thus be transported easily by ship.
In partnership with energy suppliers, DB Cargo has now developed a concept for transporting the cargo to recipients far from seaports.
The hydrogen is left in its liquid form so that usual tank wagons can be used for railfreight transport. Only when the hydrogen is to be used as an energy source is the cargo "cracked" back into its components, the hydrogen separated and used as an energy carrier. (ben)