CHINA: Sojitz and Meidensha have won a ¥25bn contract to supply two 2 MW Capapost regenerated energy storage units for Hong Kong’s South Island Line metro project.
The installation of the supercapacitor technology is expected to reduce traction power consumption by 10% on the 7·1 km five-station line, which is under construction to connect Admiralty with South Horizons from 2015.
UK: Artemis Intelligent Power, Ricardo and Bombardier Transportation are collaborating on a research project aimed at providing a regenerative braking system for diesel multiple-units. The mechanical energy storage system combines the Artemis digital displacement hydraulic pump/motor with Ricardo's Kinergy flywheel energy storage system. Bombardier will be responsible for systems integration. ...
CHINA: Hitachi is to supply 15 lineside battery energy storage systems for the rubber-tyred light metro under construction in Macau. Hitachi says this will be the first metro to use lineside battery energy storage along its entire route, and it expects this to reduce electricity consumption by ...
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has awarded Alstom contracts with a total value of €71m covering the supply of signalling, track and electrification systems for two metro projects. The track and electrification contracts announced on April 17 are the first which Alstom has won in Hong Kong. One contract covers ...
