4 nov 2021 año - (CHINA) CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd - 1st hydrogen hybrid locomotive installed in China

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"CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrid Locomotive:
The first hydrogen hybrid locomotive installed in China (CRRC) has started to be tested on a 627 km railway line for transporting coal in the north of the country.
Operation:
· Product: Describe as the first china-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive (dual-power system combining a hydrogen fuel cell system, a high-power lithium battery and electric traction motors including a brake energy recovery system)
· Type: Shunting locomotive
· Organization: “Tripartite Strategic Cooperation” between the Inner Mongolia subsidiary of the State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC), CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd., and the Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. of SPIC.
· Mission: 627-kilometer Jinbai railway transportation line linking the Baiyinhua coal mine (in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, in the north of China) with the port of Jinzhou (in northeast China’s Liaoning Province). The locomotive is used for both regular and shunting operations.
· Type of goods carried: Coal (ironically 3 tons of CO2 are emitted for every ton of coal burned)
· Emissions: Reduce carbon emissions by about 80kg per 10,000 ton-km. Expected to cut carbon emissions by about 96,000 tonnes a year (if all the main lines of the Jinzhou-Baiyinhua Railway adopt this solution).
· Speed: 80 km/h (max).
· Continuous running: 24.5 hours (with full load of hydrogen).
· Maximum traction load: > 5,000 tonnes (on a straight track).
· Market targeted: Factories, mines and ports.
· Continuous power: 700 kW.
· Fuel Cell power: 60 kW.
· Hydrogen Tank volume: 150kg.
· Length: 20m.
· Hydrogen Fuel Cell system: Seems to be developed by SPIC Hydrogen Energy Company.
o (an article also mentioned that the fuel cell power generation system has been developed by the team of Professor Chen Weirong of the Southwest Jiaotong University. The team successfully developed China's first fuel cell electric locomotive in 2013, and jointly developed the world's first fuel cell hybrid tramway with CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd. in 2016, leading the development of hydrogen energy rail transit technology in China).
· Type of hydrogen: Certainly not green at the beginning but could be in the near future. As the region of Inner Mongolia is well known as a rich area for renewable energy, the cost of green hydrogen could be competitive. The SPIC has already 50% of their 179GW of installed capacity in clean generation (solar, wind, hydro and nuclear) and moving to 75% in 2035.
· Type of operation: fetching and delivering operations, shunting, rolling stock depots, marshalling yards/stations, large factories, mines, ports, etc.
· Batterie: Currently Lithium Ion type. But it could become Fe-Cr type (redox flow battery stack) in the near future. SPIC is reportedly a leader of this techno.
· Modular design: Flexibility to utilize different power levels and power modes to cater to customers' demands for multiple applications, such as operating in tunnels and mines.
· Manufacturing locations: Built entirely from Chinese-sourced components. Developed in CRRC Datong plant in Shanxi province. The core components of the locomotive’s power system are developed by a company based in Xindu district (Chengdu).

Costs:
· Operation & Maintenance costs: Presented lower compared to a traditional electric locomotives.

Timeline:
· October 29th, 2021: 1st test/trial run on the Jinbai Railway.
· May 11th, 2021: Tripartite Strategic Cooperation (signing ceremony at Beijing between SPIC Inner Mongolia Company, Hydrogen Energy Company and CRRC Datong Company).
· January 27th, 2021: Rolled-off the CRRC assembly line (Datong City, north China’s Shanxi Province).
· 2020: Establish as a “major scientific research project”"

https://www.h2-mobile.fr/actus/chine-teste-premiere-locomotive-hydrogene/

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