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Announcement: Railenergy in 2nd Spanish Conference for Energy Efficiency in Railways - June 2008
Posted: Tuesday 22 April 2008
Railenergy will be presented at the 2nd Spanish Conference for Energy Efficiency in Railways* on the 5th and 6th of June 2008.
The conference will take place in Sitges (south of Barcelona).
Please see attached document for the Conference Program.
* II Jornadas: Estrategias de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energetica en el Transporte Ferroviario.
Attached files
- Conference_Program_Sitges_2008
- Download: Conferencia_Sitges_2008.pdf (451 kB)
Technology Matrix Consolidation Workshop - December 2007
Posted: Friday 4 April 2008
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A Workshop on the Consolidation of the Railenergy Technology Matrix took place at Bombardier's premises in Hennigsdorf on the 5th and 6th of December 2007.
The different Demonstration Scenes and corresponding Use Cases were presented in order to consolidate an agreement of the technologies to be studied in each of the subprojects. Furthermore, technologies were categorized and prioritized in separate workshops corresponding to each of the subprojects.
Railenergy in 3rd UIC Energy Efficiency Conference - September 2007
Posted: Friday 28 March 2008
Railenergy was presented in the 3rd UIC Energy Efficiency Conference held in Portoroz (Slovenia) the 19-21 of September 2007.
Besides experts in the railway and energy sectors the conference brought together speakers and participants from international organisations like United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Energy Agency (IEA), European Union and several universities. Altogether more than 200 people attended the 3 day event.
The conference treated all aspects of energy related to railways: from the energy source and production to the end consumption, including design and procurement of new rolling stock as well as the measurement of energy performance which is fundamental in order to ensure the best possible energy management and emissions reductions targets and strategies for the future.
Information on the presentations on Railenergy and on other presentations can be downloaded at: http://www.railway-energy.eu/?page_id=18
Railenergy - Kick-off meeting
Posted: Wednesday 13 September 2006
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The kick-off meeting for Railenergy project took place in Nervi near Genoa on 6-8 September 2006. Around 60 participants representing all the 27 Railenergy partners attended this first plenary meeting of the consortium.
The plenary meeting was opened by the keynote speeches from Railenergy co-ordinator, Mr. Drewin Nieuwenhuis (UNIFE), and the UIC Director for Research and Development, Mr. Gabriele Maffei. Mr. Uwe Henning from Siemens delivered a general presentation on the project while Railenergy Technical Director from d'Appolonia, Mr. Flavio Marangon, explained project management structure. Mr. William Bird presented to the participants the expectations that the European Commission as the co-funding institution holds for Railenergy project.
The kick-off meeting was also marked by the launch of the two subprojects: NRG-Needs and NRG-Efficiency Management.
Railenergy at Innotrans
Posted: Monday 28 August 2006
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You can find out more about Railenergy project by visiting UNIFE stand at Innotrans 2006 (hall 2.2, stand 211) in Berlin (between September 19th and 22nd).
http://www.innotrans.de/
UNIFE, the Association of European Railway Industries
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