Hydrogen Engine Truck and Infrastructure
The RETRAIN project aims to create the first national demonstrative platform dedicated to heavy-duty hydrogen mobility, synergistically integrating vehicle propulsion technologies and solutions for energy infrastructure. The initiative addresses the challenge of decarbonizing heavy-duty transport, exploring the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines as a complementary and alternative solution to fuel cell technologies, with the objective of combining environmental sustainability, operational flexibility, and cost containment.
A central element of the project is the development and validation of a next-generation demonstrative vehicle, based on a high-efficiency heavy-duty hydrogen-powered engine, integrated with advanced fuel storage and management systems. At the same time, the project plans to realize and enhance dedicated research and testing infrastructures, to support the activities of development, integration, and testing of traction and refueling systems.
A distinctive aspect of RETRAIN is the strong connection to the energy sector, through the development of innovative solutions for hydrogen refueling and high-pressure compression, designed to improve efficiency, reliability, and safety of operations. The project also contributes to the collection of data and knowledge useful to support the evolution of the national regulatory and legislative framework on hydrogen, promoting dialogue between industry, research, and institutions.
RETRAIN fully fits into national strategies on energy transition and sustainable mobility, positioning itself as an advanced laboratory for experimenting with a new low-emission transport model and as an accelerator for the dissemination of hydrogen in the mobility, industry, and infrastructure sectors.
