Bart van der Spiegel, Energy Management – Infrabel & Board Member – Eress
Reducing energy costs for rail transport
In order to reduce energy costs, it is essential that the correct consumption is measured and allocated to the correct Railway Undertaking. Next step is reducing really the energy consumption. For running trains Driving Advisory Systems (DAS) help ecodriving. Certainly on a dense network, the time table must be updated in real time in order to avoid unwanted stops.