Innovative Transport Equipment for Coal, Coke and Ore

Projektinformationen

ITECCO

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 662499

DOI

10.3030/662499

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 23 Januar 2015

Startdatum 1 Februar 2015

Enddatum 31 Juli 2015

Finanziert unter

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Gesamtkosten

€ 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

INNOFREIGHT Speditions GmbH
Austria

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ITECCO (Innovative Transport Equipment for Coal, Coke and Ore)

Berichtszeitraum: 2015-02-01 bis 2015-07-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The raw material supply of the steel industry is currently carried out with outdated special wagons overaged, inflexible and in desperate need of modernization and cost-efficient replacements. To tackle these problems, Innofreight has developed a new ultra-light, multipurpose container waggon, the InnoWaggon, special containers optimally designed to address the users’ needs (comprising the new self-unloading RockTainer Ore for iron ore, the MonTainer for coal and slag sand, the already established WoodTainer for coke, limestone and other bulk goods) as well as easy to integrate stationary unloading systems. These elements form Innofreight’s “modular system” providing all features for innovation and adding value to the customers. Advantages of the Innofreight system range from lower tare weight and higher payload to higher utilization rates, faster handling processes and lower costs of operation. Already market leader and technological leader in the supply of the paper industry regarding woodchips, Innofreight strives to achieve the same position in the steel industry.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

In phase 1, the technical feasibility as well as the commercial potential of Innofreight’s innovative system has been assessed. Based on a comprehensive market analysis, a calculation model has been developed to assess the company’s growth potential in view of full commercialisation. In line with the assessment of risks and threats as well as requirements concerning financing and organisational development, an elaborated business plan has been worked out targeting to exploit a feasible potential of approx. 10,000 Innofreight containers and 3,000 InnoWaggons in the European iron and steel industry until 2025, leading to a total turnover of approx. 120 mio €.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

The overall conclusion of the study is that Innofreight’s innovation concept has the potential to be developed to the level of investment readiness, but requires additional development steps towards commercialisation. Therefore the project shall continue with an application for a phase 2 innovation project targeting full-scale industrial demonstration in order to fully develop our solution from TRL 7 to a market ready system as well as development of the final business and commercialisation plan. As Innofreight integrates relevant key stakeholders in this development process, the innovation optimally meets user needs, aiming at strengthening the competitiveness of the European industry and rail transport sector.

Innofreight's innovative modular rail transport equipment