Expert railway research directing decarbonisation policy

Being at the forefront of environment, energy and railway sectors it is no surprise that Ricardo have been an integral part of industry research programmes on decarbonisation and alternative traction powersources. 

Two recent industry reports commissioned and published by the UK Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) explore key issues for the UK railway business in the areas of Air quality and decarbonisation in freight and the future costs of hydrogen and battery traction power.

Title - Decarbonisation and Air Quality Improvement: a Roadmap for the Rail Freight Industry Contents - 199 pages Date - August 2020	Title - Future Costs for Hydrogen and Battery power for Traction Contents - 102 pages Date - August 2020
Authors:  Aleix Pons, Senior Consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment Harry Scammell, Analyst Consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment Richard Cornwell, Technical Specialist and Team Leader, Ricardo Automotive and Industrial Jonathan Brown, Technical & Innovation Engagement Lead, Ricardo Rail Nikolas Hill, Associate Director and Knowledge Leader – Transport Technology and Fuels, Ricardo Energy and Environment	Authors:  Aleix Pons, Senior Consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment Colin McNaught, Technical Director, Ricardo Energy and Environment Raphael Sibille, Principal consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment Harry Scammell, Analyst Consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment Georgios Martiko, Analyst Consultant, Ricardo Energy and Environment David Bishop, Rail Director, SYSTRA James Jackson, Associate, SYSTRA Kevin Fothergill, EnAcumen Peter Grey, EnAcumen
Contents 1 Introduction  2 Market and policy context  3 Baseline 4 Feasibility analysis 5 Policy options  6 Modelling scenarios  7 Analysis of impacts  8 Roadmaps  9 Conclusions 10 References Appendix 1 –Interviews  Appendix 2 – Model specifications  Appendix 3 – Model user guide  Appendix 4 – Detailed costs for the scenarios  Appendix 5 – Energy Usage of Freight Trains  Appendix 6 – Further information on lithium-ion batteries for transport applications	Contents 1 Introduction  2 Battery power supply systems 3 Hydrogen power supply systems 4 Use-case locations and energy requirements  6 Conclusions 7 Recommendations for further research Appendix 1 –WebTAG requirements  Appendix 2 – Electrification and traction mix assumptions  Appendix 3 – Model specifications and user guide  Appendix 4: Extended results from the cost model

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