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R.20. Promote self-consumption
Investment: Nature: Improvement:
Related to:
R.4
The implementation of new distributed generation facilities based on renewable energies
to promote self-consumption are an action of great strategic interest for railway
administrators and operators, reducing in any case energy consumption from external
networks.
Self-consumption can have a broad dimension, not only at the level of the electrical supply
of buildings and installations, but also of the traction loads themselves.
R.21. Promote the digitisation of mobility
Investment: Nature: Improvement:
Related to:
Mobility as a service is already considered the international standard for the future of
mobility solutions. The aim is for users to have a unified service experience, in a
completely transparent way on their door-to-door journey, whether in public or private
mode.
The development of digital applications that offer comprehensive mobility solutions to
all users, allowing them to plan their trips from the moment they leave their homes until
they reach their destination, reserving all the necessary additional services during the
journey and at the destination, is a challenge for operators to consider. These are
applications that, among other functionalities, involve customers and raise awareness in
reducing their carbon footprint, not only on the train journey, but throughout their entire
trip.
The combination of and cooperation between sustainable modes of transport indirectly
provides an improvement in energy management, both from the point of view of energy
saving and from the point of view of not using polluting energy sources, which results in
better air quality and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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