The Transnational Webinar titled „Public transport as a driver of the energy transition in the transport sector” took place within the Interreg EfficienCE project during the European Week of Regions and Cities event on the 12 October 2021. Marlene Damerau from Rupprecht Consult welcomed the participants, followed by an introduction to the aims and objectives of the EfficenCE project (ppt).
The presenters answered the question from different perspectives of how public transport can actively contribute to increasing the share of renewable energy in electric public transport operations.
- Marta Woronowicz from PKT (trolleybus operator, Gdynia) talked about the results of the test implemented within the Interreg EfficienCE project: the usage of braking energy from trolleybuses and the trolleybus grid for better energy management (ppt)
- Lukas Kerschhaggl from Wiener Linien talked about the results of the installation and performance evaluation of a foil-based photovoltaic system on the roof of a Metro Station in Vienna (ppt)
- Stefano Zenoni from the Municipality of Bergamo talked about the importance of the sustainable mobility nowadays and in the future in the City of Bergamo, Italy (ppt)
- Jascha Lackner from Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena) introduced the guide for municipalities on the procurement of vehicles with alternative drives in public transport (ppt)
More information about the event can be found on the Interreg EfficienCE website.
Background photo: Municipality of Bergamo