Alstom has signed a collaboration agreement with Liebherr – Aerospace & Transportation SAS aimed at optimizing hydrogen systems, including improving the reliability and durability of fuel cells, increasing their power density and reducing the cost of such solutions.

This collaboration between Alstom and Liebherr is an additional asset in the development of Alstom's hydrogen business, which relies, among others, on Alstom's site in Tarbes (in the South-West of France), a global Center of Excellence for green traction systems, and on Alstom Hydrogène site in Aix-en-Provence, which covers the entire high-power fuel cell value chain and focuses mainly on the energy and transport markets, in France and internationally.

Alstom also announced in October that it had signed an MOU with Plastic Omnium, a major player in hydrogen mobility, for the development of high-end hydrogen storage systems for the rail sector.

"Alstom has made sustainable mobility one of the pillars of its strategic plan Alstom in Motion 2025. Our ambition is to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen in the rail industry and to develop innovative solutions in the context of the greening of heavy mobility, including regional trains, shunting locomotives and freight locomotives," said Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, President of Alstom France, adding: "To develop a hydrogen ecosystem, particularly in France, we need to mobilize the public authorities and all the players in this sector. As in many fields, we are innovating with structuring partnerships: SNAM, Plastic Omnium, Hynamics, Eversholt and now Liebherr."