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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Alstom will supply six
hydrogen fuel cell trains, with the option for eight more, to FNM (Ferrovie Nord
Milano), the main transport and mobility group in the Italian region of
Lombardy, for a total amount of approximately EUR160 million, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.
The
first train delivery is expected within 36 months of the date of the order. The
new hydrogen trains will be based on Alstom’s Coradia Stream regional train
platform, which is dedicated to the European market and already being produced
for Italy by Alstom’s main Italian sites. The hydrogen powered Coradia Stream
for FNM, will be equipped with the same fuel cell propulsion technology that was
introduced to the world by the Coradia iLint. The hydrogen Coradia Stream will
maintain the high standards of comfort already appreciated by passengers of its
electric version. The hydrogen version will match the operational performance of
diesel trains, including their range.
"We are immensely proud to be
introducing hydrogen train technology to Italy, and we recognise the trust
placed in us by our Italian customer. This development confirms Alstom’s role in
defining the future of mobility. These trains, together with the Coradia iLint
that have already proven themselves in commercial service in Germany, represent
another major step in the transition towards global sustainable transport
systems. I take this opportunity to congratulate FNM for demonstrating that they
are a leader in this area," says Gian Luca Erbacci, Senior Vice President of
Alstom Europe.
The Coradia iLint is the world’s first passenger train
powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, which produces electrical power for traction.
This zero-emission train emits low levels of noise, with exhaust being only
steam and condensed water. The iLint is special for its combination of different
innovative elements: clean energy conversion, flexible energy storage in
batteries, and smart management of traction power and available energy.
Specifically designed for operation on non-electrified lines, it enables clean,
sustainable train operation while ensuring high levels of
performance.
The Coradia Stream trains for FNM are manufactured by Alstom
in Italy. Project development, most of the manufacturing and certification are
performed at Alstom’s site in Savigliano. The on-board signalling systems are
delivered by the Bologna site.
As MRC informed
previously, Shell said in late December, 2020, it expects improved base and
intermediate chemicals margins in the fourth quarter compared with the third
quarter of 2020. The company did not give specific estimates for the forecast
margins in a trading update for the fourth quarter.
We remind
that Royal Dutch Shell plc. said in November, 2020, that its petrochemical
complex of several billion dollars in Western Pennsylvania was about 70%
complete and was in the process to enter service in the early 2020s. The plant's
costs are estimated to be USD6-USD10 billion, where ethane will be transformed
into plastic feedstock. The facility is equipped to produce 1.5 million metric
tons per year (mmty) of ethylene and 1.6 mmty of polyethylene (PE), two
important constituents of plastics.
Ethylene and propylene are feedstocks
for producing PE and polypropylene (PP).
According to MRC's ScanPlast report,
Russia's estimated polyethylene (PE) consumption totalled 1,990,280 tonnes in
the first eleven months of 2020, up by 1% year on year. Only high density
polyethylene (HDPE) shipments increased. At the same time, polypropylene (PP)
shipments to the Russian market reached 1 090,900 tonnes in the first eleven
months of 2020 (calculated using the formula: production, minus exports, plus
imports, excluding producers' inventories as of 1 January, 2020). Supply of
exclusively PP random copolymer increased. |
