H2@Rail Workshop

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) H2@Scale Initiative, DOE's Fuel Cell Technologies Office held the H2@Rail^SM Workshop March 26–27, 2019, in Lansing, Michigan.

The meeting convened a diverse group of representatives (from government agencies, academia, original equipment manufacturers, rail operators, national laboratories), including international experts, who are participating in hydrogen rail applications.

Agenda and Panel Questions

Workshop Agenda

Examples of Key Questions Discussed by Panelists

Workshop Report

H2@Rail^SM Workshop Report

Presentations

Session I: Domestic Government Perspectives on Hydrogen Rail

Welcoming Remarks and H2@Scale/H2@Rail Overview, Sunita Satyapal, DOE
FRA Program R&D Overview, Melissa Shurland, DOT-FRA
Locomotive Alternative Fuels and Cryogenic Commodity Transportation (Projects and Regulations), Mark Maday and Phani Raj, DOT-FRA
H2@Rail Workshop: California's Perspectives, Momoko Tamaoki, California Department of Transportation
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Perspectives, Carrie Schindler, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority

Session II: Hydrogen Rail Status International Overviews

Hydrogen Rail Status—Germany, Elena Hof, German National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW GmbH)
Overview of the Hydrogen Rail Status in Canada, Leanna Belluz, Department of Transport Canada
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Train Project, Seky Chang, Korean Railroad Research Institute

Session III: Industry Perspectives