Solution | Product
Greenrail
Sustainable railway sleeper
Innovative and sustainable railway sleepers, which improve the technical performance of railway infrastructure, contribute to waste management, and are able to produce clean energy.
Greenrail is composed of an inner core in concrete and an outer shell obtained from a mix of recycled plastics and rubber collected from end-of-life tires. This unique technology allows to reuse up to 35 tonnes of above-mentioned waste materials per each kilometer of a railway line, providing a solution to fast-growing urban waste management issue. Apart from this environmental contribution, Greenrail's composition ensures various technical improvements of the sleeper's performance, compared to the current standard concrete sleepers. In particular, the product reduces vibration and noise levels of train traffic, requires less ordinary maintenance, and has an increased lifespan.The outer shell protects the inner core in concrete from destructive impact of various weather conditions and allows the sleeper to be implemented in territories severe climate features. In addition, it allows to integrate various smart systems in its structure, such as a PV panel for solar energy harvesting. This would transform the railway from a passive infrastructure into an active energy-producing asset.
Key features
- •Allows to reuse up to 35 tons of plastic and end-of-life tyres per kilometre
- •A unique outer shell is recyclable at the end of its life
- •Capable of integrating systems for clean energy production.
- •Reduction of vibration & noise levels deriving from railway traffic
Profitability
- •Valorisation of waste
- •Less maintenance needed
- •Competitive price
Company Profile
SDG's of Application
Maturity Stage
- Medium and large scale commercialization
- Small scale commercialization
- Initial market commercialization
- Prototype testing in the real world
- Prototype testing 1:1 in the lab
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Networking Partner
The EU, through its funding programmes, supports the development of innovations and technologies that help combat climate change, protect the environment and ensure a sustainable development and growth.
Activity Region
Europe
Kosovo, Vatican City, Ukraine, San Marino, Slovakia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Sweden, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Malta, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Jersey, Italy, Iceland, Isle of Man, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Gibraltar, Guernsey, United Kingdom, France, Faroe Islands, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Åland, Austria, Albania, Andorra,
Asia
Yemen, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, East Timor, Tajikistan, Thailand, Syria, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, State of Palestine, Pakistan, Philippines, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia, Maldives, Macao, Mongolia, Myanmar [Burma], Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Laos, Kuwait, South Korea, North Korea, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, India, Israel, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Georgia, Cyprus, China, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan,
Africa
Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Mayotte, Uganda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo, French Southern Territories, Chad, Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena, Sudan, Seychelles, Rwanda, Réunion, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Comoros, Kenya, British Indian Ocean Territory, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Western Sahara, Egypt, Algeria, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Angola,
North america
U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sint Maarten, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Greenland, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Curacao, Cuba, Costa Rica, Canada, Belize, Bahamas, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bermuda, Saint Barthélemy, Barbados, Aruba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
South america
Venezuela, Uruguay, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, French Guiana, Falkland Islands, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina,
Australia
Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Niue, Nauru, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Guam, Micronesia, Fiji, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Cocos [Keeling] Islands, Australia, American Samoa,
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