From Electrive, February 9:
Rhine-Alps corridor to become zero-emission transport route
Seventeen partners want to turn the so-called Rhine-Alps corridor stretching from Rotterdam to Genoa into a purely hydrogen-based transport route – by water, road and rail. The RH₂INE project stands for ‘Rhine Hydrogen Integration Network of Excellence’.
Freight on the transport line between the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and final destination Italy is currently almost exclusively based on fossil fuels. The international project, particularly supported by the province of Zuid-Holland, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Hydraulic Engineering and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, aims to “establish the first zero-emission route” filled by hydrogen. To this end, the multi-member consortium has now signed a letter of intent in the Dutch town of Arnhem.
Initially, the partners, including the Port of Rotterdam, want to focus on the waterways. To this end, the first step is to build hydrogen production facilities along the river Rhine between Rotterdam and Cologne. By 2024, the first 10 to 15 inland tankers powered by hydrogen could then start their journey....MORE
