Objective MERLIN’s main aim and purpose is to investigate and demonstrate the viability of an integrated management system to achieve a more sustainable and optimised energy usage in European electric mainline railway systems.MERLIN will provide an integrated optimisation approach that includes multiple elements, dynamic forecasting supply-demand scenarios and cost considerations to support operational decisions leading to a cost-effective intelligent management of energy and resources through:• Improved design of existing and new railway distribution networks and electrical systems as well as their interfaces with the public grid and considering network interconnections• Better understanding of the influence on energy demand of operations and operational procedures of the different elements of the railway system• Identification of technologies and solutions able to further contribute to the optimisation of energy usage• More efficient traction energy supply based on optimised use of resources• Understanding of the cross-dependency between these different technological solutions to define optimum combinations for optimised energy usage• Improving cost effectiveness of the overall railway system• Contribution to European standardisation (TecRec)MERLIN will also deliver the interface protocol and the architecture for energy management systems in the railway domain, combining the technical development with new business model that would enable and foster their application. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST.2012.1.1-3. - Management of energy in railway systems Call for proposal FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator UNION DES INDUSTRIES FERROVIAIRES EUROPEENNES - UNIFE EU contribution € 449 162,70 Address AVENUE LOUISE 221 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (19) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER France EU contribution € 210 090,00 Address RUE JEAN REY 16 75015 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ADMINISTRADOR DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS FERROVIARIAS Spain EU contribution € 187 410,00 Address CALLE SOR ANGELA DE LA CRUZ NUM 3 PLANTA 9 28020 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA France EU contribution € 251 576,50 Address 48 RUE ALBERT DHALENNE 93400 Saint Ouen See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Seine-Saint-Denis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HITACHI RAIL STS SPA Italy EU contribution € 238 161,00 Address VIA ARGINE 425 16151 NAPOLI See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. Spain EU contribution € 514 921,00 Address José Miguel Iturrioz 26 20200 Beasain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RINA CONSULTING SPA Italy EU contribution € 434 970,00 Address VIA CECCHI 6 16129 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION DE LOS FERROCARRILES ESPANOLES Spain EU contribution € 545 444,40 Address C SANTA ISABEL 44 28012 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE United Kingdom EU contribution € 570 888,00 Address KINGS GATE NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne See on map Region North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyneside Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SNCF RESEAU France EU contribution € 64 074,00 Address 15-17 RUE JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU 93418 La Plaine Saint-Denis See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Seine-Saint-Denis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Renfe Operadora Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 50 116,80 Address Avda PIO XII 110 28036 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MER MEC SPA Italy EU contribution € 38 880,00 Address VIA OBERDAN 70 70043 Monopoli See on map Region Sud Puglia Bari Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OLTIS GROUP AS Czechia EU contribution € 36 855,00 Address DR MILADY HORAKOVE 1200/27A 77900 Olomouc See on map Region Česko Střední Morava Olomoucký kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ANSALDOBREDA S.P.A. Italy EU contribution € 93 686,00 Address Via Argine, 425 80100 NAPOLI See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 127 400,00 Address WATERLOO GENERAL OFFICE SE1 8SW LONDON See on map Region London Inner London — East Lambeth Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany EU contribution € 239 368,80 Address TEMPLERGRABEN 55 52062 Aachen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Städteregion Aachen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRAFIKVERKET - TRV Sweden EU contribution € 121 410,00 Address RODA VAGEN 1 781 89 Borlange See on map Region Norra Sverige Norra Mellansverige Dalarnas län Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 133 986,00 Address WERNER-VON-SIEMENS-STR. 1 80333 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SOCIETE NATIONALE SNCF France EU contribution € 112 275,00 Address 2 PLACE AUX ETOILES 93200 St Denis See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Seine-Saint-Denis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RENFE VIAJEROS SA Spain EU contribution € 78 649,80 Address AVDA DE PIO XII, 110 28036 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data