The Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen multiple-unit train for regional transport located at … [+] Basdorf station on February 11, 2019. (Photo by Bernd Settnik/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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The history of human progress is the history of fuel, from wood to coal to oil and gas. Hydrogen, a light, abundant, and ubiquitous element that can be obtained through the electrolysis of water, is poised to become an important energy source. Or is it?
On Tuesday, BNSF railway, Caterpillar, and Chevron Motors announced plans to construct a locomotive powered by hydrogen (H2) fuel. The proposal aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using hydrogen as an alternative to traditional rail fuel sources such as electricity and diesel. Under the agreement, Caterpillar
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plans to develop the hydrogen fuel cell,…