Indian Railways Call for Papers
The first International Seminar on Alternate Fuels for Rail Traction (ISAFRT) is a Seminar devoted to examining the various Alternate Fuels for Rail Traction.Abstracts due Nov. 28, 2008 | Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
WBTV News hydrail feature
hydrail: Hydrogen trains picking up steam?15 September 2008 | WBTV
Hydrail in Nature
Recent article - Do the locomotion - highlights hydrail in series on Future Transport.27 August 2008 | Nature 454, 1036-1037 (2008)
Hydrail: Melbourne to Geelong?
Fuel cell power considered for Melbourne to Geelong rail link18 August 2008 | Fuel Cell Today
New Motor for Fuel Cell Train
UQM Technologies Delivers Motor for Use in Fuel Cell Powered Switch Locomotive27 March 2008 | Colorado | Press Release
RTRI Report Vol.22 No.2
RTRI offers two articles in this report on fuel cells and hydrogen in railways.February 2008 | Tokyo | Report
Hydrail Fast Track Down Under
National Hydrogen Association of Australia article on fuel cell trains29 February 2008 | NHAA Web site
BNSF Railway Fuel Cell Train
BNSF Railway and Vehicle Projects Develop Experimental Hydrogen Fuel Cell Switch Locomotive09 January 2008 | BNSF News Release
Fifth International Hydrail Conference 11-12 June 2009 | Charlotte, NC, USA
Charlotte Research Institute to Host Clean Rail Energy Event in 2009
Conference Seeks New Technologies to Power World's Railways
CHARLOTTE - June 2, 2008 - Joining in the global effort to advance the transition of the world's railways from diesel to hydrogen fuel cell power, the Charlotte Research Institute is preparing to host the Fifth International Hydrail Conference in 2009. ..[press release]..
Fourth International Hydrail Conference 9 June 2008 | Valencia, Spain
Presentations now available for download, see the conference web page.
Global Map of Hydrogen Rail Projects
Third International Hydrail Conference, Post-Conference
The Third International Hydrail Conference was held 13-14 August, 2007, at Catawba College's Center for the Environment in Salisbury, NC, USA. The conference highlighted activities in Asia, Europe, and North America, and featured U.S. Fuel Cell Council Executive Director Robert Rose as the Luncheon Keynote Speaker and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary William G. Ross Jr. delivering the Dinner Keynote Address.
The conferees extend their gratitude to both co-host institutions Catawba College Center for the Environment and Appalachian State Energy Center, as well as the sponsors who made the Third International Hydrail Conference possible: The United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Centralina Council of Governments, Duke Energy Corporation, Alexander Zachary Jewelers in Mooresville NC, Food Lion Corporation in Salisbury NC, and the Mooresville - South Iredell Economic Development Corporation.
