HydroFLEX, Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Made:
2021

Hydrogen fuel cell used in the UK's first hydrogen train, HydroFLEX. A fuel cell is a device that takes in hydrogen fuel as a gas and combines this with oxygen from the air to generate electricity: it is an electrochemical reaction – there is no combustion. The only emissions are pure water & waste heat. The advantages versus an equivalent diesel generator are that it’s clean & quiet and the fuel can be generated from multiple sources, including zero carbon electricity.

Details

Category:
Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Object Number:
2024-742
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 1135 mm x 870 mm x 1760 mm,
type:
fuel cell