Fifth International Hydrail Conference

11-12 June 2009 | Charlotte, NC, USA

Charlotte Research Institute to Host Clean Rail Energy Event in 2009

Conference Seeks New Technologies to Power World's Railways

CHARLOTTE - June 2, 2008 - Joining in the global effort to advance the transition of the world's railways from diesel to hydrogen fuel cell power, the Charlotte Research Institute is preparing to host the Fifth International Hydrail Conference in 2009. ..[press release]..

Fourth International Hydrail Conference

9 June 2008 | Valencia, Spain

Presentations now available for download, see the conference web page.

Global Map of Hydrogen Rail Projects

Third International Hydrail Conference, Post-Conference

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The Third International Hydrail Conference was held 13-14 August, 2007, at Catawba College's Center for the Environment in Salisbury, NC, USA. The conference highlighted activities in Asia, Europe, and North America, and featured U.S. Fuel Cell Council Executive Director Robert Rose as the Luncheon Keynote Speaker and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary William G. Ross Jr. delivering the Dinner Keynote Address.

The conferees extend their gratitude to both co-host institutions Catawba College Center for the Environment and Appalachian State Energy Center, as well as the sponsors who made the Third International Hydrail Conference possible: The United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Centralina Council of Governments, Duke Energy Corporation, Alexander Zachary Jewelers in Mooresville NC, Food Lion Corporation in Salisbury NC, and the Mooresville - South Iredell Economic Development Corporation.