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    03 Upgrade of heating systems in stations, office buildings and workshops  

Project type:
Implementation into fleet

Company:
NS Poort/ProRail, SNCB/Infrabel

Country:
Netherlands, Belgium

Duration:
Ongoing

Project aims:
This project aims at further improving the energy efficiency of the heating systems using a variety of technological and control measures. Most heating systems are not very efficient. In recent years these systems have improved a lot.

Application area:
Elements include advanced heating control, thermostats, change of temperature settings, and exchange of ineffecient heating units. vehicle(s)

Description:

Estimated energy saving 1,75% of the total energy consumption of NS Stations.

A payback time of the combined measures is within 5 years.

 

Related projects:

- Heat pumps within stations

- Weather data based heating and cooling control of railway workshop



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Contact persons:  Chris Kuipers (NS)
 date created: 2012-10-19
 
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