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New $17M California program to improve access to clean alternative transportation modes in most vulnerable communities

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A new report issued late last year concluded, however, that California is not on track to meet transportation-related greenhouse gas reductions expected under SB 375. If this project proves to be successful, it may be expanded.

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Alstom to test its hydrogen fuel cell train in the Netherlands; first pilot project outside Germany

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The objective is to demonstrate that hydrogen fuel cell technology is an appropriate way to achieve zero-emission rail traffic on non-electrified lines in the Netherlands where there are currently diesel trains running. The train is quiet and emission-free, emitting only water and steam during operation.