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FP4 – RAIL4EARTH

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ESARS 2024

ESARS 2024

December 3, 2024
P. Sacco, who is PhD student at SNCF Réseau, presented a communication on "The Static Phase Converter. A Solution to Reinforce the Power Supply of 25 kV/50Hz Railway Lines" at the 7th edition of the International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road ...
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Paper presented during Lamba-Mu 2024 conference

Paper presented during Lamba-Mu 2024 conference

October 18, 2024
One of the FP4-Rail4EARTH partners, SNCF Voyageurs, presented a paper titled “Applying the EU's climate change adaptation strategy to the rail sector” during the
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FP4-Rail4EARTH represented during InnoTrans

FP4-Rail4EARTH represented during InnoTrans

September 30, 2024
Rail4EARTH project partner DB participated to the Speaker’s Corner on Climate Change at InnoTrans. The work already carried out to identify standards and regulations for adapting rail assets to climate change was presented, along with the work planned by Rail4EARTH in this domain.
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Seven conference papers submitted from FP4-Rail4EARTH partners for TRA2024

Seven conference papers submitted from FP4-Rail4EARTH partners for TRA2024

April 19, 2024
For the 10th edition of the Transport Research Arena (TRA2024) which took place in Dublin from the 15 to 18 April, the FP4-Rail4EARTH partners submitted 7 papers, which ended up in the conference proceedings. Some of them were presented as oral presentations, whilst others as poster ...
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FP4-Rail4EARTH in Rail Live! 2023, Madrid

FP4-Rail4EARTH in Rail Live! 2023, Madrid

December 4, 2023
FP4-Rail4EARTH was also represented at Rail Live! 2023, which took place in Madrid from 29 November to 1 December 2023, with the presence of some Spanish partners involved in the project. Notably, COMSA had a dedicated poster and presentation, where they had the opportunity to showcase the ...
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Journal paper by KTH on Estimating PM Levels on an Underground Metro Platform

Journal paper by KTH on Estimating PM Levels on an Underground Metro Platform

November 28, 2023
A journal paper has been prepared by KTH, one of FP4-Rail4EARTH partners, and is available on SSRN (Elsevier’s preprint and early research platform). This non-peer-reviewed preprint paper is titled “Estimating PM Levels on an Underground Metro Platform by Exploring a New Model-Based Factor ...
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Project brochure now available!

Project brochure now available!

November 10, 2023
You can download it from here.
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FP4-Rail4EARTH workshop held during TRAKO2023

FP4-Rail4EARTH workshop held during TRAKO2023

September 25, 2023
During the 15th TRAKO (International Railway Fair) which took place between the 19 to 22 September 2023, a dedicated FP4-Rail4EARTH workshop was organised, focusing on the research that is exploring innovative solutions for Hydrogen Refueling Stations. Around 40 people attended the event, ...
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