the five MERLIN Scenarios and their objectives (Monica Pelegrin, ADIF).

The highlights of the conference were the following: He said: вЂњEnergy management is a key issue for railway systems, and MERLIN will propose the architecture for future smart energy management systems.вЂќ He highlighted the importance of the MERLIN project, evidenced by the strong participation of the key actors from the sector. It should therefore help the supply industry and the Rail Operating Community to share the same vision of the market otherwise we run the risk of missing important opportunities.ДЇranco Cataldo, Technical Affairs Manager at UNIFE and MERLIN Project Manager, gave an overview of the project. In his welcome speech MrВ Hans GГјnther Kersten Director of the Rail System Department of UIC highlighted the long and fruitful collaboration between UIC, UNIFE and other partners, illustrated among others by the MERLIN project, and recalled the overall objective of MERLIN that is to help Rail Transport not only to improve its environmental friendliness but also to enable it to be cost effective. This conference, hosted by the UIC Energy Efficiency Days 2014, brought together 67 participants, and was aimed at presenting the intermediate outcomes of the MERLIN project.

The MERLIN Mid-Term Conference, the EU co-funded project dealing with the investigation on the viability of an integrated management system to achieve an optimised energy usage in European mainline railway systems, was held on 17 June in the 19th century heritage premises of Antwerp Zoo.

вЂњEnergy and the Railways вЂ“ Smart FriendsвЂќ

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