[HTML][HTML] An overview of current challenges and emerging technologies to facilitate increased energy efficiency, safety, and sustainability of railway transport

Z Kljaić, D Pavković, M Cipek, M Trstenjak, TJ Mlinarić… - Future Internet, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents a review of cutting-edge technologies poised to shape the future of
railway transportation systems, focusing on enhancing their intelligence, safety, and …

Economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

ND Popovich, D Rajagopal, E Tasar, A Phadke - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Nearly all US locomotives are propelled by diesel-electric drives, which emit 35 million
tonnes of CO2 and produce air pollution causing about 1,000 premature deaths annually …

Onboard energy storage systems for railway: Present and trends

M Saeed, F Briz, JM Guerrero… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Governments have recently been dedicating relevant funds to cope up with the inevitable
transition to sustainable mobility aiming for a greener transportation sector. This scenario is …

Comparative analysis of conventional diesel-electric and hypothetical battery-electric heavy haul locomotive operation in terms of fuel savings and emissions …

M Cipek, D Pavković, M Krznar, Z Kljaić, TJ Mlinarić - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper considers a novel approach to heavy-haul of railway freight by means of
combined operation of conventional diesel-electric and battery-electric locomotives either in …

Sustainability of hydrogen refuelling stations for trains using electrolysers

CF Guerra, L Reyes-Bozo, E Vyhmeister… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen has the potential to become a powerful energy vector with different applications in
many sectors (industrial, residential, transportation and other applications) as it offers a …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin-based design and techno-economic analysis of solar hydrail as future locomotive

B Park, J Song, D Eom, J Choi, SJ Kim… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
A clean solar hydrail, a locomotive operated by solar and hydrogen energy, has received
significant attention as an alternative to a current fossil fuel-based locomotive. Nevertheless …

A tool for rapid simulation and sizing of hybrid traction systems with fuel cells

L Pugi, L Berzi, F Cirillo, A Vecchi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Diesel multiple units (DMU) offer an affordable alternative to electric trains on lines in which
infrastructural and maintenance costs of electrification are not justified. A further …

Technical Feasibility of a Hydrail Tram–Train in NA: Okanagan Valley Electric Regional Passenger Rail (OVER PR)

T Boray, M Hegazi, A Hoffrichter, G Lovegrove - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Booming population and tourism have increased congestion, collisions, climate-harming
emissions, and transport inequities in The Okanagan Valley, Canada. Surveys suggest that …

Analysis, trends and expectations for low carbon railway

A Chamaret, P Mannevy, P Clément, J Ernst… - Transportation Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Railway in Europe represents more than 200 000 km of lines and almost 60 000 trains.
Around 56% of the lines are electrified, so trains used diesel to run on non-electrified …

Traction electric drive based on fuel cell batteries and on-board inertial energy storage for multi unit train

VI Omelyanenko, IS Riabov, LV Overianova… - Электротехника и …, 2021 - cyberleninka.ru
The aim of the work is to study the possibility and features of the use of inertial storage
devices in the traction electric drive of multi unit train with a power plant based on fuel cells …