climate protection as business case in rail
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100% RenewablesClimate Protection as Business Case in Rail
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History of Renewables in Austrian Rail Transport
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY OF RAILWAY TRACTION AND RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION IN AUSTRIA ARE CLOSELY LINKED
1919Large-scale
electrification of railway lines
starts
1920sÖBB’s first own
hydropower stations
1930electric traction from Salzburg
to Bregenz
20184800 km of
railway lines, 73% electrified
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Climate protection strategy
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Traction Energy Today
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100% Renewables
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RENEWABLE TRACTION ENERGY PRODUCTION ANDCERTIFIED AUSTRIAN RENEWABLES FROM MARKET
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100% Renewables
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TRACTION ENERGY AT STABLE, ATTRACTIVE PRICES SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
RAILWAY TRANSPORT IS EFFICIENT AND CLIMATE-FRIENDLY
MODAL SPLITin Austria
ENERGY DEMANDof transport (rail, road, water)
Passenger transport
Freight transport
EMISSIONSof passenger and freight transport
PASS
ENG
ERFR
EIG
HT TRUCK
RAILWAY
CAR
RAILWAY
in g_CO2-eq/passenger-km and g_CO2-eq/tonne-km resp.
Security for train operation Control and balance traction current grid
x 15
x 21
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Vision for the Future
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Power-to-mobility Relief of public grid Reduction of losses
Healthy energy mix Savings through long term investments Security of supply
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Will it work out?
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STRENGTH:
High-performance grid Experience
OPPORTUNITIES:
Awareness of customers Commitment of policy makers
THREATS:
Not (yet) economically feasible Public funding restricted
WEAKNESSES:
16,7-Hz components are more expensive
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Conclusion
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Business case 100% renewables in rail:Technically feasible, economic obstacles!
EU STRATEGY TO SUPPORT CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY FOR RAILWAYS
• Balance prices and true costs of rail and road• R&D and technology to market• Level-playing-field for funding