Feasibility on hydrogen locomotives underway

Chamwe Kaira The development of Africa’s first dual-fuel hydrogen-diesel locomotives is at feasibility and concept stage, CEO of Hyphen Technical, Konrad Boshoff said. The consortium led by hydrogen application development company, Hyphen Technical, comprises, TransNamib Holdings Limited, University of Namibia, CMB.TECH and Traxtion. “Funds will be raised through the grant, secured loans from partners and from capital from shareholders of the project company. The total cost of the entire project is €9.17 million including all work packages for the pilot and related research projects.” Cleanergy Solutions Namibia has already broken ground on the site outside Walvis Bay. Boshoff said commissioning…