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Alstom’s Hydrogen Retreat Marks A Turning Point For European Rail
Alstom’s announcement that it is pausing further development of hydrogen trains has landed with the weight of a company that has been at the center of Europe’s rail innovation story for decades. The firm will still complete existing hydrogen train orders, but R&D work has been halted after France withdrew … [continued]
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Solaris Is Winning the Wrong Race in Europe’s Zero-Emission Bus Market
Solaris is the largest supplier of hydrogen buses in Europe, but it holds that position inside a segment that is steadily losing momentum. Europe registered only a few hundred hydrogen buses in 2024, while battery electric buses reached almost 8,000 units. China saw hydrogen bus and truck sales drop by … [continued]
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How Polish Cities Are Wasting EU Funds on Hydrogen Buses — Ignoring Energy Efficiency First
My comparative review of eight Polish municipal projects purchasing hydrogen buses under the EU-funded Green Public Transport program reveals a systemic failure to apply the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. Seven out of eight cities skipped any energy or cost-efficiency comparison with battery-electric buses (BEVs), even though EU law explicitly … [continued]
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A Continent Steps Away From Hydrogen Transport. Spain Doubles Down.
The European Commission’s latest funding decision for alternative fuels infrastructure landed with a strange twist. On paper, the bloc approved support for 38 new hydrogen refueling stations spread across the continent. In practice, almost all of them are going to a single country. Spain secured roughly four out of five … [continued]
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Persistence On Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Surfaces In Japan, Germany, US
The US startup Hyroad Energy is among the automotive stakeholders supporting activity in the global hydrogen fuel electric vehicle market.
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