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/PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) and Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP; NYSE: CP), announced today that CP will employ Ballard fuel cell...

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Photo Credit: Canadian Pacific ​Canadian Pacific (CP, Calgary, Canada) reported in Dec. 2020 that it plans to develop North America's first line-haul, hydrogen-powered locomotive. CP's Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit a line-haul locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and battery technology to drive the locomotive's electric traction motors. Once operational, CP will conduct rail service trials and qualification testing to evaluate the technology's readiness for the freight-rail sector.  “This is a globally significant project that positions CP at the leading edge of decarbonizing...

CP announces hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive pilot project Canadian Pacific plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive. CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit a line-haul locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and battery technology to drive the locomotive’s electric traction motors. Line-haul locomotives move freight and passenger cars between yards and terminals. These are high-powered units—total rated power of more than 1,715 kW (2,300 horsepower) in Canada—that travel long distances and spend much of their operating time at high pow...

CP Embarks on Hydrogen Locomotive Pilot Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief “This is a globally significant project that positions CP at the leading edge of decarbonizing the freight transportation sector.” — President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel Building on its sustainability initiatives, Canadian Pacific now has plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen fuel cell (HFC)-powered linehaul freight locomotive. CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit an existing diesel-electric linehaul locomotive, r...