Eress Forum 2016 Program

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08:00 Morning coffee and registration

09:00 Introduction  Claudia van Diermen Jacobsen, Eress

09:05 Railway energy expectations  Terje Stømer, Eress. Link to presentation as a PDF

09:20 Key speech: Opening the railways of Europe for competition Frank Jost, DG Move, European Commission. Link to presentation as a PDF

09:40 Update from ERA Ignacio Ballester Aliaga, European Railway Agency (ERA). Link to presentation as a PDF

09:55 Energy consumption and CO2 emissions of railways in the world Marine Gorner, International Energy Agency (IEA). Link to presentation as a PDF

10:10 Eress keeps improving and growing up  Dyre Martin Gulbrandsen, Eress. Link to presentation as a PDF

10:25 Coffee break

10:50 News from Spain Francisco Javier Manrique & Antonio Berrios, Adif. Link to presentation as a PDF

11:10 EIM energy survey results: Are trains in EU prepared for the opening of the market? Ville Saarinen, European Infrastructure Manager Organization (EIM). Link to presentation as a PDF

11:30 Eress Award competition Ralph Luijt, Vivens/NS.  Finalist 1: Kinetic Energy Recovery Analysis Tool Evert van Veldhuizen, TU Delft (Delft University of Technology). Link to presentation as a PDF Finalist 2: A summary of Beijing Yizhuang subway line energy efficiency project Zhongbei Tian, University of Birmingham. Link to presentation as a PDF

11:45 Introduction to the workshops Enno Wiebe, CER.  Raimondo Orsini, Sustainable Development Foundation.

12:00 Lunch

13:15 Workshop 1 One single railway energy market: the way forward Moderator: Enno Wiebe, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) Case studies - One single railway energy market, the practice case, Harald Jony (ÖBB). Link to presentation as a PDF - Energy metering integration: From traction control to billing management, Ivano Bresaola   (Saira Electronics). Link to presentation as a PDF - Energy metering of trains in the Czech Republic, Mr. Ing. Jaromír Hrubý (SZDC). Link to presentation as a PDF Discussion topics - One single railway energy market, Enno Wiebe (CER) - Closing of open points, Rodrigo Gutierrez (ERA). Link to presentation as a PDF - UIC leaflet update, Bart Van der Spiegel (Infrabel). Link to presentation as a PDF. - SFERA brings Traffic Management Data to the train driver, Gabriel Castañares (UIC). Link to presentation as a PDF Working in groups

15:00 Workshop 2 The good stories: energy efficiency experiences Moderator: Raimondo Orsini (Sustainable Development Foundation) Case studies  - Faiveley, Philippe Aubin , Link to presentation as a PDF. - Mors Smitt, Olivier Cisse. Link to presentation as a PDF Panelists  - Denis Battistella (Microelettrica) . Link to presentation as a PDF - Luigi Contestabile (Trenitalia).  - Roberto Bonomi (Ciesse). Link to presentation as a PDF - Fernando de la Fuente (Renfe). Link to presentation as a PDF. - Bruno Vanlede & Matthias Sterckx (SNCB Logistics) Working in groups

16:45 Conclusion workshops, wrap-up & Eress Award

17:15 Networking & Terrace visit