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Fnm, the first hydrogen train has arrived at the Rovato (Bs) depot

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Milan, Feb. 24 (Adnkronos) - The first Italian hydrogen train has arrived at the new hydrogen maintenance and refueling plant in Rovato. The convoy - which is one of the 14 purchased by Fnm thanks to funding from the Lombardy Region, including through Pnrr resources - is...

Milan, 24 Feb. (Adnkronos) – 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 Brescia from the Salzgitter (Germany) test circuit of the manufacturer Alstom. Fnm announced this in a note, in which it underlines that "the Rovato plant, built by Ferrovienord and equipped with cutting-edge equipment, will be, in Italy, the first depot specifically designed and built for the maintenance of hydrogen trains as well as the first plant for hydrogen refueling for trains". ()

In the next few days, the manufacturer and supplier of hydrogen Sapio will carry out testing activities on the plant itself and refueling tests on the train. On February 13, a presentation event will be held for the press, 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 – as recalled in the note – "aims to develop an economic and industrial hydrogen supply chain in Valcamonica, starting from the mobility sector, starting the energy conversion of the area, contributing to the decarbonisation 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 train maintenance and refuelling plant in Rovato".