BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191027T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20191212T080444Z UID:95E965BA-2B93-4014-AFF3-019C2022AA72 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20191211T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20191211T210000 DESCRIPTION:Professor Felix Schmid will provide an introduction about the c haracteristics of the different options for catenary free operation of tra ms\, light railways and mainline railways. The focus will be on their suit ability for different types of operation and the respective environmental performance. This will be followed by a discussion.\n\nThe catch words dec arbonisation and low-carbon economy are in the media all over the globe.\n \nThe consumption of fossil fuels must be reduced and\, where possible\, s ubstituted by energy from renewable sources.\nFor private motorised transp ort electric cars carrying their energy in batteries are becoming a common sight on the streets\; the Switzerland chapter of SSIT has discussed the merits of this means of providing propulsion energy in the 1980s already\, when the available battery technology was suited to milk floats and fork lift trucks.\n\nFor public transport Switzerland is in the good position o f having converted virtually all its rail transport to electric propulsion \, starting as early as 1910. Imported coal had become too expensive at th at time whilst electricity was available cheaply\, when the then new high voltage lines brought hydropower from the mountains to the centres of popu lation.\n\nHowever\, transport providers in less densely populated regions cannot afford to erect overhead lines for rural lines\, densely populated towns don't want to see the looks of their heritage buildings spoilt by u nsightly contact wires for trams and trolley busses.\n\nThe traditional Di esel locomotive and Diesel bus carries its own fuel\, chemical energy\, an d is autonomous for several hundred kilometres.\n\nAre the hybrid trains ( battery and overhead\, sometimes even with a diesel engine) being introduc ed now in Britain a good option to reduce electrification cost and environ mental impact? Will the elimination of the risk of electromagnetic corrosi on allow lower cost track and\, potentially\, the reconstruction of some o f the light railways lost in the 1950s and 1960s?\n\nPhoto: Birmingham stu dents working on their Railway Challenge project: a mini locomotive powere d by fuel cell\, featuring super capacitor based brake energy storage.\n\n Further reading\n\nRailway Gazette article [Accelerating the decarbonisati on of rail](https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/accelerating-the-decar bonisation-of-rail/55086.article)\n\nStadler Rail press announcement [Firs t ever contract for Hydrogen-powered train in US](https://www.stadlerrail. com/en/media/article/green-tech-for-the-us-stadler-signs-first-ever-contra ctfor-hydrogen-powered-train/649/)\n\nCo-sponsored by: Institution of Mech anical Engineers (IMechE) Switzerland Group\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof. Felix Sch mid\, \n\nAgenda: \n18:15 opening of room\n18:30 introduction by Prof. Fel ix Schmid\nabout 19:15 to 20:30 free discussion\n\npossibilty to move to t he restaurant Glockenhof downstairs after the presentation.\n\nRoom: Saal Sofia\, Bldg: Stiftung zum Glockenhaus\, Sihlstrasse 33\, Zürich\, Switze rland\, Switzerland\, 8001 LOCATION:Room: Saal Sofia\, Bldg: Stiftung zum Glockenhaus\, Sihlstrasse 33 \, Zürich\, Switzerland\, Switzerland\, 8001 ORGANIZER:thomas.schmid@ieee.org SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:Autonomous Traction Options for Railways URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/212249 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="kMp0We OcVpRe">\n<div id="xDetDlg Desc" class="NI2kfb S4zwaf"><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">Professor Feli x Schmid will provide an introduction about the characteristics of the dif ferent options for <em>catenary free operation of trams\, light railways a nd mainline railways</em>. The focus will be on their suitability for diff erent types of operation and the respective environmental performance. Thi s will be followed by a discussion.</span></div>\n<div class="NI2kfb S4zwa f">&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n<div class="kMp0We OcVpRe">\n<div class="nGJqzd OLw7vb kap9Ye" aria-hidden="true">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div id="xDetDlgNot" clas s="NI2kfb ">The catch words <strong>decarbonisation</strong> and <strong>l ow-carbon economy</strong>&nbsp\;are in the media all over the globe.<br / >\n<p>The consumption of fossil fuels must be reduced and\, where possible \, substituted by energy from renewable sources. <br />For private motoris ed transport electric cars carrying their energy in batteries are becoming a common sight on the streets\; the Switzerland chapter of SSIT has discu ssed the merits of this means of providing propulsion energy in the 1980s already\, when the available battery technology was suited to milk floats and fork lift trucks.</p>\n<p>For public transport Switzerland is in the g ood position of having converted virtually all its rail transport to elect ric propulsion\, starting as early as 1910. Imported coal had become too e xpensive at that time whilst electricity was available cheaply\, when the then new high voltage lines brought hydropower from the mountains to the c entres of population.</p>\n<p>However\, transport providers in less densel y populated regions cannot afford to erect overhead lines for rural lines\ , densely populated towns don't want to see the looks of their heritage bu ildings spoilt by unsightly contact wires for trams and trolley busses.</p >\n<p>The traditional Diesel locomotive and Diesel bus carries its own fue l\, chemical energy\, and is autonomous for several hundred kilometres.</p >\n<p>Are the hybrid trains (battery and overhead\, sometimes even with a diesel engine) being introduced now in Britain a good option to reduce ele ctrification cost&nbsp\;and environmental impact? Will the <em>elimination </em>of the risk of <em>electromagnetic corrosion</em> allow lower cost t rack and\, potentially\, the reconstruction of some of the light railways lost in the 1950s and 1960s?</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div sty le="float: right\; max-width: 400px\; font-variant: italic\;">Photo: Birmi ngham students working on their Railway Challenge&nbsp\;project: a mini lo comotive powered by fuel cell\, featuring super capacitor based brake ener gy storage.</div>\n<div style="float: right\; max-width: 400px\; font-vari ant: italic\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>\n<h2>Further reading</h2>\n<p>Railway Gazette article&nbsp\;<a title="Article published 2019-Nov-11" href="https ://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/accelerating-the-decarbonisation-of-rai l/55086.article" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accelerating the decarboni sation of rail</a></p>\n<p>Stadler Rail press announcement&nbsp\;<a title= "press announcement of 2019-Nov-11" href="https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/m edia/article/green-tech-for-the-us-stadler-signs-first-ever-contractfor-hy drogen-powered-train/649/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First ever contr act for Hydrogen-powered train in US</a></p>\n</div><br /><br />Agenda: <b r /><p>18:15 opening of room<br />18:30 introduction by Prof. Felix Schmid <br />about 19:15 to 20:30 free discussion</p>\n<p>possibilty to move to t he restaurant Glockenhof downstairs after the presentation.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR