Alstom’s Coradia iLint Wins Hydrogen Mobility Award
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor
(Alstom photo)
Alstom recently announced that its Coradia iLint™ hydrogen-powered train was awarded the 2024 Hydrogen Mobility Award on April 24 at the 2024 Canadian Hydrogen Convention Award gala in Edmonton, Alberta.
The award, Alstom says, was given in recognition of “the impact of this innovation project advancing green mobility and zero-emission propulsion solutions in Canada.
Alstom’s Coradia iLint™ is the first hydrogen-powered train to carry ticketed passengers in the Americas. It transported more than 10,000 passengers in a demonstration project in Quebec that ran from mid-June to the end of September 2023.
Alstom partnered with Train de Charlevoix, Accelera by Cummins, HTEC, Harnois Energies and institutional partners, as well as the Quebec Government and the Hydrogen Research Institute of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières to deliver the demonstration project.
According to Alstom, the train’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered train emits only water and produces its electricity through green hydrogen made from renewable resources. The Coradia iLint™, the company says, “enables sustainable train operation while ensuring the highest levels of performance and comfort.”
Over the span of four months, the Coradia iLint™ saved 8,400 liters of diesel and averted the emission of 22 tons of CO2 in comparison to the same number of trips made by a diesel train in the UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve of Charlevoix, where Train de Charlevoix operates. In addition, Alstom and its partners welcomed 34 commercial, governmental and regulatory delegations from all over North America to experience this hydrogen-propulsion technology, “setting the stage for wider implementation of green transit across North America.”
“We are proud to accept the Hydrogen Mobility Award for bringing the first hydrogen-powered train in revenue service to life in the Americas,” said Alstom Americas President Michael Keroullé. “This is a testament to the innovation happening across Canada on green energy and to the expertise of suppliers and staff at Alstom who are working every day to bring low-carbon transportation options to people in Canada and around the globe.”
Further Reading:
- Alstom Concludes Demonstration of Coradia iLint
- Alstom’s Coradia iLint Enters Revenue Service in Quebec
- Alstom Coradia iLint Passes Tests
- Alstom Coradia iLint wins GreenTec Mobility Award
- Fuel cells power Alstom’s Coradia iLINT
