The end of fossil fuels in the railway sector

UIC best practice workshop

UIC organised a workshop that was dealing with strategies, experience and projects to avoid carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions by phasing out diesel traction and implementing new technologies in order to improve railways emission factors.
The workshop took place in Zürich on 13 November 2019.

Important note: An Energy and CO2 Network Meeting was following the workshop the day after (on 14 November) in the same venue from 9h to 15h. Participation is restricted to UIC members.

Agenda

Workshop Agenda - Updated 22Nov2019

Highlights

The workshop was held in a way that encouraged discussions, in order for the participants to be able to dig into the challenging topics introduced.

11:00 - Workshop starts: welcome and introduction

Philippe Stefanos, UIC - Introduction of the challenges
Biofuels

Boris Ivanov, RZD - Use of biofuel and the prospects of shift from diesel locomotives in Russian Railways

Mario Lichtenberg, DB - Testing of alternative fuels with DB’s advanced TrainLab

Future trains & alternatives for electrification,

Martin Priessnitz and Thomas Gerstenmayer, ÖBB - Battery trains, EMUs with onboard energy storage

André Philippe Chamaret, SNCF - Hydrogen

Klaus Vestner, DB - Phasing out fossil fuels

Stephen Oommen, Norwegian Railway Directorate - Zero Emissions Solutions

Energy storage

Ueli Kramer, SBB - Center of Competence Energy Storage – what, why and how

André Philippe Chamaret, SNCF - Sharing battery benchmark/experience/use cases to boost railway production (replacement to closed diesel lines)

Tools to decide strategic technology orientations

Bart Van der Spiegel, Infrabel UIC Energy and CO2 Network’s Chairman

Cost / Benefit analyses of different alternatives

Tony Letrouvé, SNCF - OPEUS – Shift2Rail energy simulation tool for rolling stock

Overview

Gerald Olde Monnikhof, ProRail, UIC Energy and CO2 Network’s Chairman

Challenges and obstacles, perspective

Questions and discussion

Venue

SBB AG
Human Resources – Bildung SBB
Bildungszentrum Region Ost
Hohlstrasse 532
8048 Zürich
Switzerland

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