{"id":11112,"date":"2020-12-02T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/battery9999.com\/en\/?p=11112"},"modified":"2020-12-02T14:59:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:59:12","slug":"de-h2goesrail-siemens-and-db-enter-the-hydrogen-age-with-the-mireo-plus-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battery9999.com\/en\/de-h2goesrail-siemens-and-db-enter-the-hydrogen-age-with-the-mireo-plus-h\/","title":{"rendered":"[DE] H2goesRail: Siemens and DB enter the hydrogen age with the Mireo Plus H"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Konstantin Planinski<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0

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At Railcolor News, we have been introducing our\u00a0Expert readers<\/a>\u00a0to Siemens\u2019 Mireo Plus H hydrogen concept\u00a0since 2018<\/a>\u00a0(but also recently\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>). Now, this design is set to serve a concrete purpose: Deutsche Bahn (DB)\u2019s plan to become climate-neutral by 2050.<\/strong><\/p>\n

H2goesRail is the name of the joint project that Siemens Mobility and DB will be developing in pursuit of \u201ca completely new overall system consisting of a newly developed train and a newly designed filling station\u201d. The start of the project, which involves testing of both vehicles (Mireo Plus H) and a specially developed infrastructure was officially given today.<\/p>\n

The infographic below explains how hydrogen propulsion will be achieved in the following stages:
\nEco power<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Electrolysis<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Rapid refueling<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Test runs<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Maintenance<\/strong>. We pay a visit to each of these stages in our article.<\/p>\n

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Infographic: Siemens Mobility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An ambitious goal<\/h4>\n

In a nutshell, the newly developed system intends to replace diesel-powered trainsets operating on regional routes and further reduce CO2 emissions:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThis project proves that Deutsche Bahn is not just a mobility company, but a technology group as well. We need to bring our fossil fuel consumption down to zero. Only then can DB be climate-neutral by 2050. By that point, we won\u2019t have a single diesel- powered train operating in our fleet.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Prof. Sabina Jeschke, DB Board Member for Digitalization and Technology<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are two important facts regarding the current status of diesel propulsion need to be taken into consideration to understand why hydrogen might be a good solution to DB\u2019s ambitious plan of becoming carbon-neutral:<\/p>\n