FP4-Rail4EARTH participation to the WCRR2025 in Colorado Springs (USA)

On 17-21 November 2025, a large delegation of FP4-Rail4EARTH project experts presented 9 dissemination actions at WCRR2025 in Colorado Springs (USA), on various topics specifics to the project:

• Energy and cost optimization of alternative drive trains from system perspective – A. Chamaret (SNCF Voyageurs),
• Study About Different Methodology for Aero-acoustic Source Characterization for the Rolling Stock – F. Aubin (SNCF Voyageur),
• Healthier Passenger Rail: Influence of the Recirculation System on the Spreading of Exhaled Particles in a Passenger Train – Dr D. Schmeling (DLR),
• Reduced Infection Risks: A tailored Ventilation Concept for Passenger Trains Decreasing the Dispersion of Exhaled Aerosol Particles – Dr Daniel Schmeling (DLR),
• Short and Long-Term Air Quality Prediction in Underground Station – T. Schwartz (SNCF Voyageurs),
• Progress of Recent Innovations in the Sustainability Performance of European Railway Rolling Stocks, Infrastructures and Stations – Laurent Nicod, (Alstom), Philippe Clement, (SNCF Voyageurs),
• Railway Interline Power Flow Converter: A FACTS to Ensure Double-Side Feeding in 25kV/50Hz Railway Lines – B. Sonier, (SNCF Réseau),
• Hybrid Energy Storage System for Train Braking and Photovoltaic Energy – I. De Palma (RFI),
• Waste Energy Analysis in Hydrogen trains for Increased System Efficiency – S. Wieser (DLR).