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The first Italian hydrogen train in Rovato 

The first Italian hydrogen train has arrived at the new maintenance and hydrogen refueling plant in Rovato. The convoy – which is one of the 14 purchased by FNM thanks to funding from the Lombardy Region, also through PNRR resources – arrived in the Brescia area from the Salzgitter (Germany) test circuit of the manufacturer Alstom. The Rovato plant, built by FERROVIENORD and equipped with cutting-edge equipment, will be the first depot in Italy specifically designed and built for the maintenance of hydrogen trains as well as the first plant for the hydrogen refueling of trains.

In the coming days, testing activities of the plant itself and refueling tests of the train will be carried out by the manufacturer and hydrogen supplier Sapio. On February 13th, a press presentation event will be held, during which it will be possible to visit the Rovato site and the convoy.

The entry into commercial service of hydrogen trains in Valcamonica, along the non-electrified Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line of FERROVIENORD on which the service is managed by Trenord, is part of the H2iseO project, which aims to create the first Italian Hydrogen Valley in the Brescia area. Promoted by FNM, FERROVIENORD and Trenord, the H2iseO project aims to develop an economic and industrial hydrogen supply chain in Valcamonica, starting from the mobility sector, start the energy conversion of the territory, contribute to the decarbonization of a significant part of local public transport. It is a highly innovative project, which includes, among other things, the construction of 3 hydrogen production, storage and distribution plants (in Brescia, Iseo and Edolo), in addition to the maintenance and refueling plant for Rovato trains.

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Press release https://tinyurl.com/yffutd8z

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