Sunwise supports CRRC Qishuyan's hydrogen locomotive for South American railways
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In recent days, in Antofagasta, northern Chile, a landmark inaugural ceremony was successfully held. The first hydrogen energy locomotive of the country's 137-year-old Andofagasta (Chile)-Bolivian Railway Company (FCAB) successfully completed its first voyage, not only the first hydrogen energy motor vehicle in Chile, but also the first in South America, marking the official landing of the South American Railway Zero Emissions Demonstration Project. And behind this, Sunwise (hereinafter “Sunwise”) contributed crucially to this major breakthrough with its remarkable vehicle-borne hydrogen system.
Advanced hydrogen systems, core hydrogen engine.
The first hydrogen-energy locomotive was made from the Chinese family house, with a full capacity of about 1,000 kW, to meet local cargo operations. It uses hydrogen energy mixed with battery power systems to say goodbye to traditional internal combustion components and achieves a true “zero emissions”. And among them, Sunwise provided a vehicle carrying hydrogen system that could be called the "energy heart" of a locomotive. With a working pressure of 35 Mpa and a hydrogen storage mass of 183 kg, the vehicle will provide a stable and adequate hydrogen supply for the locomotive. In the design of the system, Sunwise uses advanced light-quantitative design concepts. The structural and intensity simulation required by the 8g shock force has reduced system weight to a maximum extent to ensure the safety and reliability of the system, significantly reducing overall weight compared to the traditional hydrogen supply system, contributing significantly to light quantitative design of locomotives and effectively increasing their operational efficiency and performance.
At the same time, hydrogen systems adopt the concept of modular design, which gives the hydrogen supply module a number of advantages, such as small size and ease of maintenance. In a complex locomotive operating environment, modular design not only facilitates the day-to-day maintenance and overhaul of the system, but also significantly reduces maintenance time, improves the efficient operation of locomotives and provides strong safeguards for their normal operation.
Co-ordinated effort to adapt to the special circumstances of South America
Environmental and use requirements in the South American region are unique and natural factors such as salt fog, UV and wind sand, as well as operating conditions such as large slopes, small curves, urban segments, large flow plus hydrogen, pose a very high challenge to the vehicle-borne hydrogen system. Thanks to its extensive technological accumulation and project experience, Sunwise has worked closely with the Chinese family house and has worked in depth.
In the course of the project's advancement, Sunwise's technical team maintained close communication and collaboration with the research and development team of the China-China Chi Chi family, forming a strong force of attack. From the selective design of the system to the installation of the debugging, each link is strictly closed to ensure that the hydrogen-borne system can operate steadily in the complex environment of South America, laying a solid foundation for the smooth start-up of the hydrogen-energy locomotive and subsequent normalization operations.
Green energy support: “China wisdom” for regional sustainable development
The shipment of hydrogen-energy locomotives has been integrated into an important component of the Antofagasta Group energy transformation strategy, with a clear strategic objective of reducing carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. The vehicle-borne hydrogen supply system provided by Sunwise has provided strong support for this green transformation strategy and has been a key force in promoting energy-saving emission reductions and sustainable development in rail transport in South America.
The successful implementation of the project has not only demonstrated Sunwise's technological strength and innovative capabilities in the field of hydrogen energy, but also the green development of rail transport in the South American region has contributed to China's wisdom and China's programme. In the future, Sunwise will continue to build on the concepts of innovation, green and sustainable development, continuously upgrading technology and service quality and contributing more to the development of the global hydrogen energy industry.
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