Alstom’s Coradia iLint, the first hydrogen-powered train in service in the Americas, wins the Hydrogen Mobility Award at the Canadian Hydrogen Convention 2024
Alstom’s Coradia iLint, the first hydrogen-powered train in service in the Americas, wins the Hydrogen Mobility Award at the Canadian Hydrogen Convention 2024
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The Canadian Hydrogen Convention aims to showcase achievements of leaders, innovators, and trailblazers that support the development of the hydrogen sector in Canada
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Alstom wins the Hydrogen Mobility Award for commissioning the first hydrogen train in the Americas in 2023
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The Coradia iLint carried more than 10,000 passengers during a demonstration in Quebec that ran from June to September 2023
26 April 2024 – Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, announced today that it was awarded the 2024 Hydrogen Mobility Award, on April 24 at 2024 Canadian Hydrogen Convention Award gala in Edmonton, Alberta. The award was given in recognition of the impact of this innovation project advancing green mobility and zero-emission propulsion solutions in Canada.
“This is a testament to the innovation happening across Canada on green energy and to the expertise of suppliers and staff at Alstom who are working every day to bring low-carbon transportation options to people in Canada and around the globe.”
"We are proud to accept the Hydrogen Mobility Award for bringing the first hydrogen-powered train in revenue service to life in the Americas,” said Michael Keroullé, President Alstom Americas. “This is a testament to the innovation happening across Canada on green energy and to the expertise of suppliers and staff at Alstom who are working every day to bring low-carbon transportation options to people in Canada and around the globe.”
Alstom’s Coradia iLint is the first hydrogen-powered train to carry ticketed passengers in the Americas. It transported over 10,000 passengers in a demonstration project in Quebec that ran from mid-June to the end of September 2023.
Alstom partnered with Train de Charlevoix, Accelera by Cummins, HTEC, Harnois Energies and institutional partners, as well as the Quebec Government and the Hydrogen Research Institute of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières to deliver this successful demonstration project.
The train’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered train emits only water and can produce its electricity through green hydrogen made from renewable resources. The Coradia iLint enables sustainable train operation while ensuring the highest levels of performance and comfort.
Over the span of four months, the Coradia iLint saved 8,400 liters of diesel and averted the emission of 22 tons of CO2 in comparison to the same number of trips made by a diesel train in the UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve of Charlevoix, where Train de Charlevoix operates. In addition, Alstom and its partners welcomed thirty-four commercial, governmental and regulatory delegations from all over North America to experience this hydrogen-propulsion technology, setting the stage for wider implementation of green transit across North America.
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