Today we would like to introduce you to Bentheimer Eisenbahn ag, which is working on the topic of freight trains in the LIHYP project.
About Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG
The Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG operates local rail passenger transport, rail freight transport and workshop services. More than 400 employees work for Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG throughout the Group. The subsidiary BE Netz GmbH is responsible for the local rail infrastructure. The subsidiary Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH Nordhorn operates local bus transports. The subsidiary Kraftverkehr Emsland GmbH offers forwarding and logistics services. The subsidiary GPM GmbH manages parking spaces. The subsidiary Reisebüro Berndt GmbH operates 10 travel agencies.
Our role in the project
Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG will conduct a feasibility study on how a previously diesel-powered freight train can be replaced by a hydrogen-powered freight train. The focus will be on a route in the border regions of Grafschaft Bentheim and Drenthe. Part of this feasibility study will be an economic and a technical study. The technical study should clarify the possibilities and requirements for the introduction of hydrogen-powered freight trains. The economic study should show the cost differences between a conventional train and a hydrogen train. Finally, we want to describe optimization potentials and make recommendations for the implementation of such a project. The feasibility study will be presented at an event at the Bentheimer Eisenhahn AG.
Our vision for the hydrogen economy of the future
We want to enable sustainable transportation in the region and therefore further expand emission-free transportation options. For future transportation, we are focusing on drives with electromobility, hydrogen and synthetic fuels. We see the use of hydrogen as having the potential to make better use of the fluctuations in yield from the wind turbines in our region and neighboring regions. Especially as electricity generation from wind turbines will continue to increase in the future. We also hope that the purchase of regionally produced hydrogen will strengthen the economic situation of our region as well as that of our neighboring regions and that we can reduce our dependence on non-EU countries.