Energy efficiency
Every rail organisation has to manage a wide range of costs
including those relating to energy use. Lloyd's Register Rail
provides advice on more efficient energy use starting with strategy
formulation and carrying on right through into routine
operations.
How we can help
- We deliver support regarding economic and reliable energy
consumption.
- We advise on driver behaviour giving practical advice based on
a range of technical measurements and analyses.
- Our detailed understanding of transportation systems enables us
to provide an innovative range of solutions for all relevant areas
of the business.
What are the benefits?
- Energy and cost reduction while maintaining adequate levels of
comfort for passengers and train staff.
- Our Energy Meter can give drivers real-time feedback regarding
the energy impact of driving styles showing clearly how energy
consumption compares to benchmark targets.
- Our Economy Meter can give the driver live information about
where to stop traction and coast to the next stop.
- Use of our Economy and Energy Meter tools has been shown to
deliver a 10-15% energy reduction with very low operational
costs.
Recent projects
- Using our models of the energy consumption of trains, we
forecasted the electrical energy consumption of rolling stock for
NS Dutch Railways and Railion Nederland. This gave a better
understanding of the effectiveness of energy efficiency measures
and was an accepted method for allocating energy costs to the
operator.
- We assisted NS Reizigers to achieve the objectives of its
energy covenant with the state. The results were so good that it
was agreed that the energy saving target should be increased to 20%
of the total original consumption. Our technical contribution
played a substantial role in NS Reizigers becoming a European
leader in energy savings. Our clients in this area now include
ProRail and NS maintenance subsidiary, NedTrain.
What next?
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