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Aerodynamics and friction
Energy efficient driving
Energy measurement and documentation
Increase of load factor and flexible trains
Innovative traction concepts and energy sources
Management and organisation
Mass reduction
Non-conventional trains (Maglev etc.)
Optimisation of comfort functions
Optimisation of traction technologies
Regenerative braking and energy management
Space utilisation
The database contains 97 technologies.
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Energy efficiency (single vehicles)
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Technology field
Vehicle - fix costs
Aerodynamic optimisation of pantographs
interesting
< 2%
Aerodynamic ordering of freight cars
promising
5 - 10%
Aluminium car-body
very promising
2 - 5%
Articulated trains (Jakob-type bogies)
promising
2 - 5%
Automatic train control
interesting
strongly dependent on specific application
Automatic Train Control 2
Batteries (storage technology)
interesting
> 10%
Biodiesel
not promising
not applicable
Bogie fairings
very promising
5 - 10%
Bonus/penalty rules
very promising
not applicable
CO2-based demand control for coach ventilation
very promising
2 - 5%
Coach insulation
promising
2 - 5%
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