This year India might unveil its first hydrogen powered train. These will be electric trains without a ’catenary‘, which is the system of overhead wires along railway tracks. The train will generate its own electricity using the new innovative fuel – hydrogen. Why is this significant? Well, running trains is not rocket science, but running them on hydrogen is certainly a step ahead. Fuel cells, the devices that combine pure hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity & water were used on spaceships in the 1960s. A nifty device like the fuel cell was bound to find other uses on Earth, … Continue reading Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Trains Can Make Rail Travel Sustainable