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Technology
evaluated
Overall Potential
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Barriers
Benefits (other than environmental)
Energy efficiency (single vehicles)
Status of development
Technology field
Vehicle - fix costs
Magnetic levitation technology (maglev)
promising
Swissmetro
interesting
Coach insulation
promising
Modification of target temperature in passenger coaches
very promising
Smart windows
interesting
Improved operation control for air-conditioning
interesting
ORC technology to use waste heat in MUs
interesting
Heat exchangers to use waste heat in MUs
promising
CO2-based demand control for coach ventilation
very promising
Excess ventilation
promising
Control of comfort functions in parked trains
very promising
Coupling of parked trains for common energy supply
interesting
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