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FR8HUB The key aspects for this proposal, FR8HUB, is the emphasis on increasing the efficiency in the nodes, hubs and terminals in the railway system for freight and to continue development in freight locomotives of the future. FR8HUB answers to the membe ...
AustriaTransport is a key topic of the economic- and technology policy. An effective transport system is becoming more and more important for an attractive business location. The optimisation of the whole transport system and the efficient organisation of our mo ...
AustriaRailways have the potential to carry high amounts of goods and passengers under the following conditions: high reliability, less noise emissions, less noxious emissions, high safety standards and less costs. This programme aims to extend these advantages ...
AustriaThe automotive sector is one of the most important economy sectors in the world. As it is a fast changing sector and requirements like increasing needs of comfort and new environmental standards are becoming more important, the development of innovative p ...
AustriaUsing waterways as one of the oldest forms of transport was not very popular in the recent past. However in recent years shifting goods from the road in favour of ships is estimated as a growing market with high potential. The main aims of the programme a ...
AustriaCombined transport as a sustainable alternative to the road transport aims to carry goods in transit primarily on railways and waterways. The extension of combined transport leads to more road safety and less heavy traffic on the road network. The program ...
AustriaThe Austrian Research Center (ARC) is the largest application-oriented information enterprise in the country, which designs products and processes- from drafting to development and testing to industrial applications. For mutual benefit, for the exchange o ...
AustriaDue to the fast development of the information and communication sector it is important to use these innovations on the transport sector in an appropriate way. New technologies are implemented to utilise the already existing transport resources more effic ...
AustriaThe federal sustainable mobility programme was running for the period 1996-2001, as one of the specific programmes under the Scientific Plan for Sustainable Development Policy. The authorities already had a number of instruments to regulate the transport ...
BelgiumThe Second Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy- SPSD2 is a continuation of SPSD1. SPSD2 retains the objectives of SPSD1, being: to develop and consolidate a Belgian scientific expertise to offer the country's authorities the ...
BelgiumIn 2001, the need for long-term policy-oriented research to support the activities of the Flemish Government became apparent. As a result, 12 Flemish Research Groups consisting of one or more universities or research organisations performing long-term res ...
BelgiumThe Austrian impulse programme A3plus is striving to make the transport of the future significantly more energy-efficient and more environmentally friendly by promoting research and development in the field of innovative propulsion technologies and altern ...
AustriaThe forecasted growth in transport confronts the entire transport system with major challenges. Accordingly, the themes of intermodality/co-modality and interoperability of transport systems currently stand right at the top of the agendas in national and ...
AustriaTransport and mobility will remain key prerequisites for a well-functioning society in the future. At the same time, the demand for transport and mobility is significantly determined by developments in society. It is precisely this interweaving of social ...
AustriaCombined transport as a sustainable alternative to the road transport aims to carry goods in transit primarily on railways and waterways. The extension of combined transport leads to more road safety and less heavy traffic on the road network. Combined ro ...
AustriaSSD is the continuation of the first and second Scientific Support Plans for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I [1996-2001] and SPSD II [2000-2005]). SSD was approved by the Council of Ministers in March 2005 and covers a wide range of scientific re ...
BelgiumThe AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria's largest non-university research institute is a specialist in the key infrastructure issues of the future among the European research institutes. As an Ingenious Partner to industry and public insti ...
AustriaFLEXIBLE RAIL INTERIOR DESIGN Increasing intermodal and intramodal competition forces railway operators to increase their efficiency and attractiveness in a steadily ongoing process. A central role is assigned to the rolling stock, since it is a significa ...
AustriaSHAPES Commuter cycling can enhance the long-term physical health of the general population. But it is not well understood whether cyclists are exposed to higher risks due to air pollution and accidents. A non-marginal shift to cycling helps to realise a ...
BelgiumLIMOBEL LIMOBEL deals with three priority research areas that are interrelated: transport and mobility, energy and environmental issues. It is well known that, while generating many benefits, transport also causes many problems, of which congestion, accid ...
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