Note: UIC Members are also able to join the Sustainability Platform plenary meeting that will be held on the 10th of June in UIC.
Summary
- 10 June - UIC Sustainability Platform plenary meeting
- 12.00 Opening Lunch
- 13.30 – 13.50 Welcome and election of chair/vice-chair
- 13.50 – 14.05 Administrative
• Opt-in Projects and Finance Update 2025 - 14.05 – 14.20
• External funding and representation - EU projects
• External funding – Sponsorship
• External funding - Update from Google on use of your data
(guest speaker from Google for their presentation only) - 14.20 – 14.40 Advocate:
• Mid-year review of objectives for 2024 - 14.40-14.50
• UIC Advocacy Strategy update - 14.50-15.15 Convene:
• Update on the UIC Sustainability Impact Awards
• Plans for UIC Sustainability Action week 2025 - 15.15 – 15.30 Break
- 15.30 – 16.15 Solve:
• Sector updates
• Transversal topic updates – CC Adaptation and procurement
• Launch of the 3rd collection of the RSi - 16.15 Any other business and closing
- 11 June - UIC Alternative fuels workshop
agenda_-_alt_fuels_workshop_v4.pdf- PDF - 154.5 kb
View - 12 June - UIC Energy & CO2 Sector meeting
09.30-15.30- Tour de table sharing:
- Any input
- Alt. fuels: short workshop debrief and follow-up
- Train integration in Google travel
- Setting up next meetings
- UIC projects update
- Sust. hub
- Sust. reporting
- SFERA
- Traction energy settlement
- EcoPassenger
- Energy saving report (TBC vs publication)
- AERRL: Alternative fuels and discussion
- Eco engines (UIC Rail system projects linked to Sustainability)
- Tour de table sharing:
UIC Alternative fuels workshop - 11 June 2024
The UIC Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions Sector is happy to invite you to take part in the workshop "Alternative fuels” that will be held on 11 June 2024, 09:30-17:00 (indicative).
Preliminary agenda:
- Renewable energy Directive, HVO & biofuels, RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency, government agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy)
- HVO & FAME tests outcomes, Lineas
- Study on greenhouse gas and Nitrogen oxides from biofuels, Ricardo/ProRail
- Ammonia, RSSB
- Biofuels for track maintenance, Plasser & Theurer
- HVO use at DB Cargo
- HVO use at SBB
- Use of B100 at SNCF
- Biofuel relevance according to the study of the Norwegian Railway Directorate (JernbaneDirektoratet)
- Speaker slot available
UIC Members are also invited to stay the following day to share and talk UIC projects in the frame of the Energy & CO2 Sector meeting.
See workshop details
Background
The energy transition triggered to decarbonise the sector continue posing a big challenge to the entire automotive sector.
This workshop is proposed as a continuation to exploring projects/research developed by the rail sector to integrate renewable and cleaner fuels. Thefore, the idea is to share to understand how each fuel alternative improves or sustain energy delivery (& power), and at the same time reduce exhaust emissions and decarbonise traction energy.
The workshop is opened for speakers about projects on the following topics.
Main topic is “Alternative fuels for combustion engines” (ICE Alt fuels): Ammonia, synthetic and biofuels FAME or HVO (fuels that can replace diesel without heavy modifications for both passenger, freight and work trains).
Note that since Hydrogen and Battery trains workshops were held previously, it is not the main target but still welcome when regarding transition rolling stock (hybrid/ dual.tri-mode).
Topics:
• Actual alternative fuels
• Fuel supply and availability
• The alternatives and legislation
• New systems for rail transportation
• Emissions and reporting
• Possibilities and learnings with the use of alternative fuels
• Engines compatibility and innovation
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