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Notizie Dall'estero News from Abroad NOTIZIARI La combinazione tra i 5500 kW di potenza, la ridotta massa in condi- Notizie dall’estero zioni di servizio (490 t) e l’elevata ca- pacità di trasporto (546 posti a sede- News from abroad re, con 12 porte per lato) rende il V250 un prodotto sicuro ed ecocom- patibile con una velocità commercia- le di 250 km/h (Comunicato stampa Dott. Ing. Massimiliano BRUNER Ansaldo Breda, 10 dicembre 2012). AnsaldoBreda: start for the TRASPORTI SU ROTAIA Il V250 annovera, tra le sue ca- connections between the (RAIL TRANSPORTATION) ratteristiche, un design innovativo testimoniato dalla particolare forma Netherlands and Belgium with della testata e dalla livrea colorata the high-speed train V250 AnsaldoBreda: con varie sfumature di rosso e rosa. iniziati i collegamenti tra È, inoltre, il primo treno ad avere Belgium and the Netherlands are Olanda e Belgio con il treno ottenuto la certificazione TSI, ovve- now closer thanks to the high-speed alta velocità V250 ro la “Technical Specifications for all-Italian. Kicked off in December Interoperability”: l’insieme di norme 2012, in fact, the high-speed service varate dalla Comunità Europea per between the two Nordic countries car- Belgio e Olanda sono ora più vi- lo sviluppo delle reti ferroviarie con- ried out with the V250, one of the cine grazie all’alta velocità tutta ita- tinentali ad alta velocità, il cui ri- leading products of AnsaldoBreda. liana. A dicembre, ha preso il via, in- spetto è ormai vincolante per la for- The 213 km that separate Amster- fatti, il servizio di alta velocità tra i nitura di materiale rotabile sul terri- dam and Brussels will be covered by due paesi nordici effettuato con il torio della UE. the industry-leading performance of V250, uno dei prodotti di punta di this train, a forerunner of what will be AnsaldoBreda (fig. 1). “Il V250 – spiega M. MANFELLOT- TO, amministratore delegato di An- in a few months the Frecciarossa I 213 km che separano Amster- saldoBreda – è un treno ad alta ve- 1000. The route goes from Amsterdam dam e Bruxelles verranno coperti locità tutto progettato e costruito Central Station to the Brussels South, dalle prestazioni all’avanguardia di da AnsaldoBreda, che rappresenta passing through Schiphol Airport, questo treno, antesignano di quello la risposta alla necessità di collega- Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Brussels che sarà tra qualche mese il Freccia- menti rapidi anche su tratte medie. Central. rossa 1000. La tratta va dalla stazio- Dopo il Frecciarossa 1000 è l’altro The V250 includes, among its fea- ne di Amsterdam Centrale a quella di nostro prodotto in tema di alta ve- tures, innovative design demonstrated Bruxelles Sud, passando per l’aero- locità; prodotto che contiamo possa by the particular shape of the head porto di Schiphol, Rotterdam, avere ulteriori sviluppi di mercato and the external skin colored with var- Antwerp, e Bruxelles Centrale. in futuro”. ious shades of red and pink. It is also the first train to have obtained the TSI, or the “Technical Specifications for Interoperability” means the set of rules enacted by the European Union for the development of continental high speed rail networks, compliance with which is now binding on the supply of rolling stock on the territory of the EU. “The V250 - explains M. MANFEL- LOTTO, CEO of AnsaldoBreda - is a high-speed train all designed and built by Ansaldo Breda, which is a response to the need for fast connections even on medium routes. After Frecciarossa 1000 is our other product in terms of (Fonte brochure Ansaldo Breda) high speed; product that we hope to Fig. 1 - Il V250 di AB have further developments in the mar- Fig. 1 - AB V250 ket in the future”. INGEGNERIA FERROVIARIA – 187 – 2/2013 NOTIZIARI The combination of 5500 kW of continue fermate e partenze e da una tionship that will see the two compa- power, the reduced mass in service massa elevata. Inoltre, il rotore del nies work together to adapt and devel- conditions (490 t) and the high trans- volano è realizzato in materiale com- op an energy storage solution that has port capacity (546 seats, with 12 posito, intrinsecamente sicuro grazie the potential to reduce the greenhouse doors on each side) makes the V250 a all’assenza di struttura metallica che gas emissions of Alstom’s rolling safe and environmentally friendly with viaggia a velocità molto elevate. stock. After several years of research a speed sales of 250 km/h. “Come leader mondiale nella tec- into energy storage, Alstom has nologia per il trasporto ferroviario, teamed up with Williams Hybrid Alstom punta costantemente a sfida- Power to trial its composite MLC fly- TRASPORTI URBANI re e migliorare l’efficienza energetica wheel energy storage technology URBAN TRANSPORTATION dei suoi treni”, commenta D. JAMET, which offers potential fuel savings of Direttore Innovazione di Alstom 15% when installed in public trans- Williams Hybrid Power e Transport. “Siamo orgogliosi di an- port applications. Alstom collaborano allo nunciare il progetto di collaborazio- Originally developed for the 2009 sviluppo della tecnologia di ne con Williams Hybrid Power, volto Williams Formula One car, Williams accumulo di energia a volano a fornire una soluzione innovativa Hybrid Power’s energy storage technol- che consenta non solo di risparmiare per i tram Citadis ogy has since been introduced into ap- energia, ma anche di riutilizzarla per plications such as London buses and aggiungere ulteriore potenza al tram, Williams Hybrid Power, una divi- the Le Mans winning Audi R18 e-tron riducendo al contempo il consumo sione del gruppo di società Williams quattro. The technology offers fuel energetico e le emissioni di CO2”. di cui fa parte il team Williams di F1, savings and emissions reductions by e Alstom Transport hanno siglato un I. FOLEY, Managing Director di harvesting the energy that is normally accordo che vedrà l’applicazione del- Williams Hybrid Power, commenta: lost as heat when braking and turning la tecnologia di accumulazione del- “Sin dall’inizio abbiamo pensato ai it into additional power. It is ideally l’energia di Williams Hybrid Power tram come applicazione ideale per la suited to trams because of their stop- ai tram Citadis di Alstom entro il nostra tecnologia e collaborare con il start nature and high mass. Further- 2014 (fig. 1). leader di mercato a questo progetto è more, the flywheel’s rotor is made of Grazie al rapporto esclusivo in- decisamente entusiasmante. Condivi- composite material which is inherent- staurato tra Williams Hybrid Power diamo un obiettivo comune: svilup- ly safe because there is no metallic e Alstom, le due società collabore- pare la prossima generazione di tec- structure travelling at very high speed. nologie di trasporto ecologiche – e la ranno all’adattamento e allo sviluppo “As a world leader in rail transport nostra speranza è che questo accor- di una soluzione di accumulo dell’e- technology, Alstom is continuously do si riveli di cardinale importanza nergia destinata a ridurre le emissio- looking to challenge and improve the nel trovare una soluzione in grado ni di gas serra del materiale rotabile energy efficiency of its trains,” said D. Alstom. Dopo anni di ricerche sul- non solo di tagliare le emissioni di JAMET, Innovation Director at Alstom l’accumulo dell’energia, Alstom si è anidride carbonica, ma anche di ri- durre drasticamente i costi per l’u- Transport. “We are proud to announce alleata con Williams Hybrid Power the collaborative project with Williams per sperimentare la sua tecnologia di tente finale” (Comunicato stampa Al- Hybrid Power that aims to deliver an accumulazione di energia cinetica a stom/Williams Hybrid Power, 17 gen- innovative solution that does not only volano MLC in composito, che offre naio 2013). save energy but also re-use it to add un potenziale risparmio dei consumi more power to the tram while reduc- del 15% se applicata al trasporto ing energy use and CO2 emissions.” pubblico. Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom cooperate to develop Originariamente sviluppata per la I. FOLEY, Managing Director of vettura Williams di Formula Uno del flywheel energy storage Williams Hybrid Power, commented: 2009, la tecnologia di accumulo di technology for Citadis “From the very beginning we high- energia di Williams Hybrid Power è lighted trams as an ideal application Williams Hybrid Power - a divi- stata da allora introdotta in applica- for our technology and to be collabo- sion of the Williams group of compa- zioni quali i bus londinesi e l’Audi rating with the market leader on this nies that includes the Williams F1 R18 e-tron quattro, vincitrice a Le project is very exciting. We both share Team - and Alstom Transport have Mans. La tecnologia offre risparmio a common goal – developing the next signed an agreement that will see di carburante e riduzione delle emis- generation of green transport tech- Williams Hybrid Power’s energy stor- sioni, sfruttando l’energia che di nor- nologies – and this agreement will age technology applied to Alstom’s ma viene dispersa sotto forma di ca- hopefully prove pivotal in finding a lore durante la frenata e trasforman- Citadis trams by 2014 (fig. 1). solution that not only cuts carbon dola in potenza supplementare. È Williams Hybrid Power and Al- emissions but crucially cuts costs for ideale per i tram, caratterizzati da stom have entered an exclusive rela- the end user”. INGEGNERIA FERROVIARIA – 188 – 2/2013 NOTIZIARI INGEGNERIA FERROVIARIAINGEGNERIA –189 – 2/2013 (Fonte brochure Alstom) Fig. 1 - Il tram Citadis di Alstom. Fig. 1 – Alstom Citadis Tramway. NOTIZIARI Bombardier Partner CSR turale nel progetto del primo appalto industrial development zone, a Puzhen: ordine per tram a pubblico in questo campo in Cina.” “greenfield” satellite city within pianale ribassato in Cina Con i suoi cinque moduli, il mul- Suzhou municipality.
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