EU-Russia Rail Research Workshop
16 – 18 October 2012, Moscow
Introduction to the MERLIN Project
and overview of EUREKA R&D projects
for greener and cost-effective transport
Petr Kroča
Marketing Director, Project Coordinator
OLTIS Group
Content
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OLTIS Group Introduction
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Project MERLIN: Project overview and opartners
Project MERLIN: Objectives, benefits, outputs
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The EUREKA Program introduction
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Project
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GETA: Network of European green transport and logistics
research & development organizations, partners and projects
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3161
4062
6725
6726
7624
RAILMAP
ERWIN
REAL-Bridge
LOADFIX
TREX
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OLTIS Group Introduction
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Information systems for transport and logistics since 1993
A Czech private group of specialized software companies:
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Membership:
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References (1000 customers in 24 European countries):
railway undertakings, operators, infrastructure managers,
freight forwarders, carriers, shippers, universities, international
associations and organizations etc.
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MERLIN
Total Budget:
Duration:
Project Start Date:
Partners:
7 MEuro (4.5 MEuro EU funded)
36 months
1st October 2012
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Consortium:
UNIFE (Coordinator)
UIC
ADIF
Alstom
Ansaldo STS
CAF (Technical Leader)
FFE
D’Appolonia
Unviersity of Newcastle
ZS – Serbian Railways
RFF
Renfe
Mer Mec
OLTIS Group
AnsaldoBreda
Network Rail
Trafikverket
Siemens
RWTH – Aachen University
Encompassing the key stakeholders from the sector
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MERLIN
• Project objectives
– To investigate and demonstrate the viability of an integrated management system
to achieve a more sustainable and optimised energy usage in European Mainline
Railway systems
– Where MERLIN‘s results are implemented it expected an important reduction of
the energy consumption by 10%
• Project benefits
– MERLIN will contribute to the EU‘s aim of a more sustainable rail system and a
reduction in CO2 via a more efficient use of energy resources
• Project outputs
– Proposals for Technical Recommendations (UIC/UNIFE TecRec)
– Future Business models & recommendations (smart energy management, cost
saving)
– Optimised solutions for current and future business models
– Numerical models and simulations to demonstrate the architecture developed for
the above TecRec
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EUREKA
European Programme for Market Oriented R&D
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EUREKA was established by a Conference of Ministers of 17 countries and
Members of the Commission of the European Communities, meeting in Paris
on 17 July 1985
EUREKA brings now together 41 members including Russia and the EU
EUREKA promotes international, market-oriented research and innovation
through the support to small and medium-sized enterprises, large industry,
universities and research institutes
Through EUREKA, these organisations are introducing new products, processes
and services to market, helping make Europe economically strong and socially
sound
EUREKA is an organisation with an ambition to become the leading platform
for R&D-performing entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond
1180 finished projects
1090 running projects
613 Eurostars projects
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Project E! 3161 RAILMAP
Electronic Railway Map of Europe
Umbrella:
LOGCHAIN+
Summary:
Creation of an electronic map of European railways,
that includes all advantages of an e-map, to improve
railway freight transport conditions
Duration:
40 months (03/2004 – 06/2007)
Total costs:
0,89 MEuro
Partners:
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Project E! 4062 ERWIN
European RailWay Infrastructure Network
Summary:
Integration of national railway infrastructure databases
with track parameters from network statements, developing
tools for data and graphic processing of the European railway
infrastructure with functions over the joint rail network graph
Duration:
03/2008 – 12/2011
Total costs:
1,1 MEuro
Partners:
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Project E! 6725 REAL-Bridge
Railway Euro-Asian Land Bridge DBS
Name:
Railway Euro-Asian Land Bridge Data Base System
Summary:
To develop the European unique central database
system with needful information and code-lists
supporting trouble-free Eurasian railway freight
transports as a sustainable and environment
friendly transport mode in direction east-west
based on CIM/SMGS railway regime.
„Information Support of CIM/SMGS Transports“
Duration:
03/2012 – 12/2015
Total costs: 0,6 MEuro
Partners:
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Project E! 6726 LOADFIX
LOAding and FIXing Goods in Wagons
Name:
Development of the Software Web Application for
Loading and Fixing Goods in Railway Freight Wagons
Summary:
Development of the multi-lingual web application
focused on cargo loading into railway wagons
as an extensive database system with European
regulations, instructions and examples, to guarantee
the trouble-free fixing of the cargo during the transportation
and to prevent accidents on railways
Duration:
03/2012 – 12/2015
Total costs: 1,08 MEuro
Partners:
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Project E! 7624 TREX
TRansport EXceptionnel (Fr.)
Name:
Development of IT Support for Exceptional Railway
Transports Focused on Broad Gauge and EC TSI
Implementation
Summary:
The aim of the project is to develop the new
European system for planning, optimisation,
managing and monitoring of exceptional
transports on railways with particular focus
on multilingual application environment and
research on implementation of EC TSI into
European railways with wide gauge
Duration:
03/2013 – 12/2016
Total costs:
1,07 MEuro
Project partners:
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GETA
The Green European Transport Association
of R&D Organisations and Professionals
Mission:
• To support and generate new European market oriented research and development
projects in the area of sustainable and environment friendly (green) kinds of transport
and logistics
What is GETA:
• International network for communication, partnership and sharing experience
• Platform to support and generate new projects in green transport and logistics
• Non-profit, independent legal entity with a market oriented focus
• Platform for dissemination and publishing project results
• Information source on European research and development
• Professional organisation with members and partners cooperating together
What is GETA not:
• A Project, running or finished
• A Program that finance the projects
• A Profit activity
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Thank you for your attention
Petr Kroča
Marketing Director, Project Coordinator
E) petr.kroca@oltisgroup.cz
M) +420 602 774 971
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