Latin America's First Hydrogen-Powered Freight Locomotive at FCAB
This project is operational in Chile. The source does not give a quantified reduction for this project.
- Status
- Operational
- Estimated reduction
- Not quantified in the source
- Countries
- Chile
- Sector
- Fuels and hydrogen
- Announced
- Not stated
- Expected start
- 2025
About this project
The description is as the source gives it.
FCAB, Antofagasta's transport division, launched and began operating South America's first hydrogen-powered locomotive in November 2025 as a pilot to replace diesel fuel in rail logistics supporting mining operations. The hybrid hydrogen-battery system emits only water vapour and supports Scope 1 emissions reduction in the value chain. Evidence: "FCAB, Antofagasta’s Transport Division, has marked its 137th anniversary with a major operational milestone, becoming the first freight rail operator in Latin America to launch a hydrogen-powered locomotive." — https://www.antofagasta.co.uk/media/articles/fcab-launches-latin-america-s-first-hydrogen-locomotive-on-137th-year-anniversary/
Statuses, countries and reductions are as the public source states them, and may be out of date.
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