The hydrogen train idea is still on the horizon in Germany. Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway company, has commissioned Lhyfe to build a green hydrogen production site in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg.

Located at the innovation hub of DB Energie, a subsidiary of the railway group, this site will have an annual production capacity of up to 30 tonnes (installed electrolysis capacity of 1 MW). It will be powered by green electricity from Deutsche Bahn. The operator is having DB Energie test new technologies, including hydrogen. And this partnership with Lhyfe is part of the “H2goesRail” project. In concrete terms, a train powered by green hydrogen will be put into service this year on a test route in Baden-Württemberg, between the towns of Tübingen, Horb and Pforzheim.

Lhyfe’s first facility in Germany

Luc Graré, Head of Central and Eastern Europe at Lhyfe stated that hydrogen-powered trains “are a clean and efficient alternative to conventional diesel-powered trains as they are virtually CO2-free. The H2goesRail project is a pioneer in the field of passenger and freight transportation.”

The Tübingen site will thus be the Group’s first plant in Germany. Another 10 MW site is currently under construction in Schwäbisch Gmünd, and will produce up to 4 tonnes of green hydrogen per day. Lhyfe’s aim is to become a major player in the mobility and industrial sectors by delivering green hydrogen in bulk containers in France and Germany by 2025.

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Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Mariem Ben Tili