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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Economic criteria
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Vehicle - fix costs: high |
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Turbomeca is trying to reach price level of diesel engines by lowering complexity and simplifying design. |
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Vehicle - running costs: (no data) |
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Manufacturers claim very high reliability and low maintenance costs. |
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Infrastructure - fix costs: none |
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(no details available) |
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Infrastructure - running costs: unchanged |
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(no details available) |
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Scale effects: medium |
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A successful introduction of micro gas turbines into European power generation market would certainly produce scale effects for turbine prices. However scale effects are limited by different specifications for railway application. |
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Amortisation: (no data) |
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(no details available) |
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Application outside railway sector
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Overall rating
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Overall potential: interesting |
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Time horizon: long-term |
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Modern micro gas turbines could offer certain constructive and maintenance advantages. With regard to energy efficiency gas turbines will at best reach but not beat diesel-electric traction but there are some emission and noise advantages. The potential of gas turbines for railways appears limited, but technological developments in other markets, especially decentralised power generation, could improve the perspective should be closely observed. |