On June 9th, the first batch of two commercial HXN6 hybrid locomotives successfully rolled off the production line in CRRC Ziyang. This is a fruitful achievement of China’s independent innovation of high-power hybrid locomotive, marking a leap from independent development, to small batch production, and then to commercialization of this type of locomotive.
In the morning, CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd. held an offline ceremony themed ‘Low-carbon Pioneer, Green Traction’ for HXN6 hybrid locomotive provided to CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP.
Yang Wensheng, General Manager of CRRC Ziyang, presided over the ceremony, relevant high-level leadership and more than 10 users’ representatives, the leaders of Ziyang Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, representatives of CRRC ZELC, senior management and staff representatives of CRRC Ziyang witnessed this significant moment together.
(List of high-level leadership:
Tie Libin, General Manager of CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP;
Yuan Fang, Secretary of Ziyang Municipal Committee;
Fu Chengjun, General Manager of CRRC ZELC;
Zhou Yuexia, Member of Standing Committee and Secretary General of Ziyang Municipal Committee;
Liu Tingan, Deputy Mayor of Ziyang Municipal People's Government;
Li Feng, General Manager of Locomotive Branch of CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP;
Fu Qiang, Director of Transportation and Production Department of CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP;
Liao Hongtao, Deputy General Manager of CRRC ZELC;
Chen Zhixin, Deputy General Manager of CRRC ZELC, and Chairman of CRRC Ziyang.)
Yuan Fang pointed out in his speech that the successful offline of the two commercialized HXN6 hybrid locomotives is a great event in the economic and social development of Ziyang City, as well as a major breakthrough in the technological innovation of rail transit equipment products, which is of great significance for promoting industrial transformation & upgrading and green & low-carbon development. CRRC Ziyang is the largest subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise in Ziyang city, and CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP is a domestic high-quality railway transportation enterprise. It is hoped that both parties can continue to deepen cooperation, and jointly promote industrial transformation and upgrading, so as to achieve more in win-win cooperation!
Fu Chengjun pointed out in his speech that the HXN6 hybrid locomotive rolled off the production line today is not only the outcome of deep integration of CRRC ZELC and CRRC Ziyang, but also a successful model of CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP, CRRC ZELC and CRRC Ziyang working together towards a high-quality development stage on the basis of long-term cooperation. It is hoped that CRRC Ziyang will take this project as a new starting to continue to deepen the cooperation with CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP together with CRRC ZELC, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and jointly create a new chapter in the cooperation of green and smart rail transit equipment, so as to make more contributions for building China's strength in energy and transportation.
Tie Libin pointed out in his speech that CRRC Ziyang is visionary in taking the lead in developing green and environment-friendly hybrid locomotives successfully based on independent innovation, which is the decisive achievement and has become a new peak of new energy rail transit equipment technology. In the future, he is confident that the HXN6 locomotive will run freely at ‘Green Acceleration’ on the 872-kilometer line of CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP.
Chen Zhixin pointed out in his speech that the off-line of HXN6 hybrid locomotive for CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP marked the first commercial sales of this type of locomotive. This is a major measure for CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP to build a green and environment-friendly railway, as well as a milestone in the process of CRRC Ziyang upgrading and promoting high-quality development. CRRC Ziyang will always insist on creating green, environment-friendly and low-carbon locomotive products, and contribute its wisdom to build a resource-saving, environment-friendly and low-carbon-oriented society.
Finally, in the warm applause, Tie Libin solemnly announced that the HXN6 hybrid locomotive for CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP is off the production line!
Tie Libin, Yuan Fang, Fu Chengjun, Chen Zhixin and Li Feng pushed the handle of holographic push-rod launcher together. With gorgeous fireworks, the HXN6 hybrid locomotive with red ribbons slowly drove out with the horn sounding, becoming the most eye-catching star of the venue.
After the ceremony, the guests boarded the HXN6 hybrid locomotive on site and spoke highly of this green locomotive.
As a pioneer of new-energy locomotives in China, CRRC Ziyang has successfully developed HXN6 locomotive with the strong support of China Railway, CRRC and CRRC ZELC, which has become the first and currently the only new energy locomotive granted Type Certificate and Production License of Railway Rolling Stock by the National Railway Administration in the field of hybrid locomotives in China.
Based on HXN6 locomotive R&D project, CRRC Ziyang has obtained 63 authorized and accepted patents for core technologies such as intelligent hybrid control, multi-mode power battery charging and hybrid braking, among which there are 21 national invention patents. The Company also takes the lead as a major member in developing a total of 6 power battery series standards for locomotive and DMUs traction, including those for power battery safety design, lithium-ion power battery test, power battery management system and power battery thermal protection system, fundamentally ensuring the safety and reliability of locomotive power battery.
As a representative fully responding to the global‘Dual Carbon’ Strategic Objective, HXN6 hybrid locomotive can effectively replace traditional diesel locomotives, and it is powered by a ‘power battery pack’ and a ‘diesel gen-set’ with a preference to lean on the power battery pack.
HXN6 hybrid locomotive has three major technical advantages with ‘good economy, outstanding effect of energy-saving and emission reduction, and friendly to the environment’.
According to the introduction of Li Xining, the Chief Engineer of CRRC Ziyang, HXN6 hybrid locomotive can save fuel consumption by 30% to 50%, reduce exhaust emission by 40% to 80%, and reduce noise impact time of diesel engine by more than 80%. Taking a single locomotive as an example, it can reduce fuel consumption by 90 tons to 150 tons on average, pollutant emissions by 3 tons to 5 tons, and carbon emissions by 280.5 tons to 467.5 tons ever year.
In addition to energy conservation and environmental protection, HXN6 hybrid locomotive also has a very strong traction performance. Under the shunting operation condition of a single-locomotive, it can haul more than 10,000 tons of cargo, which can fully meet the operating requirements such as hump pushing, formation, and whole train traction in large marshalling yard, as well as short-distance transfer service.
On the basis of previous stage, CRRC Ziyang has upgraded the technology for these two HXN6 hybrid locomotives that have successfully rolled off the production line. It not only adds the high-safety liquid cooling power battery system, optimizes and improves the diesel engine system and the piping and and wiring process, but also re-optimizes the process design as locomotive appearance and interiors, so that the performance and appearance level of these locomotives have been comprehensively improved.
It is reported that these 2 HXN6 locomotives will be sent to Inner Mongolia in mid-June to assist in achieving green traction of coal transportation shunting operations for CHN ENERGY BAOSHEN RAILWAY GROUP.
