Italferr and the FS Italiane Infrastructure Business Hub at Key Energy 2023

The Energy Transition Expo international fair was held in Rimini from 22 to 24 March, a cultural and scientific reference hub on the subject of energy and on accelerating the energy transition process, capable of connecting and communicate with the various stakeholders, providing a complete showcase of technologies, integrated solutions and services, towards a "carbon-neutral" economy.

Italferr, the engineering company of the Infrastructure Business hub, together with the Italian State Railways Group and the other companies - RFI, Anas and Ferrovie Sud Est – took part at the event with a representative stand, where technicians and specialists told the main development assets dedicated to energy efficiency, use and production of renewable energies, development of rail freight transport, modal integration and sustainable infrastructures.

Furthermore, the Company, which today plays an important role in the development of renewable energy self-production plants, one of the most challenging purposes of the Group's industrial plan to promote the ecological transition and achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, was called to bring its contribution to the live streaming conference on 23 March "FS Italiane's energy transition for zero-emission mobility" with the testimony of Italferr's Head of Energy and Electric Traction, Guido Guidi Buffarini.

The intervention concerned the design development of the plants of the "ENERGY Project", which involves the construction of sites for the production of energy from photovoltaic systems connected to the electric traction substations that feed the railway traffic. Starting from the analysis of about 40 sites and the connection to the traction network, 20 preferential areas were identified taking into account the state of the territory and the related environmental, geological and hydraulic constraints. The project involved most of the Italferr specialists and is being developed using the BIM methodology in a shared environment, starting from the 3D survey of the territory using a point cloud, and taking advantage of the 3D modeling by lowering the plants on the territory and carrying out all possible technical optimizations -economic also through specialized software. The new plants for the production of energy from renewable sources will therefore also make it possible to exploit the advantages associated with self-production and the introduction into the grid of energy in relation to the railway load.

This configuration will make it possible to power the trains directly with renewable energy, a topical and innovative topic at an international level today.