Workshop on Infrastructures Sustainable Infrastructure for Efficient Mobility: the Key Challenges Luc Bourdeau ECTP Secretary General Industrial Technologies 2012 Aarhus, 19 June 2012

Major Context Issues  Infrastructure has a high economic and social value  An ageing infrastructure  «Transport 2050» for a competitive transport system that will increase mobility and remove major barriers and bottlenecks in many key areas across the fields of transport, infrastructure and investment, innovation and internal market.  New model of SMART, GREEN, CHEAP Infrastructure Networks 2  Urban population  Passengers and goods volume  Transport decarbonisation  Impact of climate change  Energy efficiency performance of vehicles across all modes  Optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains  Using transport and infrastructure more efficiently through the use of improved traffic management and information systems  Moving close to zero fatalities in road transport

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Inclusive services at all times 5  Undisrupted service offered by trans-European infrastructure network is vital for Europe’s ability to compete in the world, for economic growth, job creation and for people’s everyday quality of life.  Delayed action and timid introduction of new technologies can condemn the EU infrastructures sector to irreversible decline.

Inclusive services at all times 6  Economical impact  Avoiding bottlenecks in key freight corridors and especially in cross border sections  Increased level of service and operation  Improved integration of long distance transport with the urban and periurban context  System preservation to maintain infrastrucutres in good repair

Inclusive services at all times 7  Economical impact  Social impact  Every people have access to the infrastructure services and facilities  Requirement to cater for users with various needs (disabled people, minority ethnic communities, elderly people, children and young people, faith groups)

Inclusive services at all times 8  Economical impact  Social impact  Quality of life  Reliability and predictability of mobility of goods and passengers  Less degree of congestion  Less failure frequency and duration  Less time lost to maintenance, repair, reconstruction and incidents  Noise reduction  Additionally, undisrupted mobility contributes towards greater European integration

Inclusive services at all times 9  Economical impact  Social impact  Quality of life  Job creation  Maintenance, repair and reconstruction works to guarantee services at all times will:  generate employment for construction workers  demand adapted construction material  require new technological components and services

Inclusive services at all times 10  Economical impact  Social impact  Quality of life  Job creation  Safety  Highly efficient management and operation of infrastructure networks using the latest technologies

Inclusive services at all times 11  Economical impact  Social impact  Quality of life  Job creation  Safety  Environmental impact  Reduction of impacts  Less public space occupation  Less impact on natural assets (water, land, ecosystems)  Less embodied energy, emissions footprint, non-reused structures…

Inclusive services at all times 12  Economical impact  Social impact  Quality of life  Job creation  Safety  Environmental impact  Liveability  Decreasing fuel consumption through reducing congestion will improve the air quality, decrease noise, contribute to the protection of natural habitats  Trends: increasing importance of ageing of the population, needs for public transport, availability of information over travelling time and routing alternatives…

Environmentally Friendly Infrastructures 13  As a consequence of their huge size and very long lifetime, the environmental impact of Infrastructure Networks is enormous.  Impacts occur:  At all stages of infrastructure lifetime (construction, service life, maintenance, upgrade, demolition)  At many different levels: energy, raw materials, nuisances (noise, vibration pollution of air and groundwater), land occupation, waste generation…  Challenges are to reduce the environmental impact of Infrastructures Networks, to reduce their consumption of land and natural resources, and to reduce their consumption of energy.

Environmentally Friendly Infrastructures 14  Reduction of environmental impact  Develop and implement a LCA approach  Develop innovative specific technology solutions to decrease negative environmental impact  noise  vibration  air and (ground)water pollution  GHG emissions

Environmentally Friendly Infrastructures 15  Reduction of environmental impact  Resource-efficient infrastructure  Existing Infrastructure Networks must be completed and upgraded, to ensure adequate transport capacity. It is necessary to minimise the amount of natural resources involved in this process as well as associate waste. This requires:  Best practices  Waste management policies  Using more alternative, locally available, natural minerals  …

Environmentally Friendly Infrastructures 16  Reduction of environmental impact  Resource-efficient infrastructure  Energy-efficient infrastructure  Transport generates high energy consumption as well as GHG.  Apart from improving energy efficiency of transport means, the energy efficiency of infrastructure requires improvement since it also have a huge impact on energy consumption.  To adapt to new types of rolling equipment, to develop new uses of infrastructure, new regulations.

Environmentally Friendly Infrastructures 17  Reduction of environmental impact  Resource-efficient infrastructure  Energy-efficient infrastructure  Resilience to Climate change  Infrastructure needs to cope with new and increased risks from natural hazards, including rising sea levels

Green, Smart and Cheap Infrastructures 18

Green Environmentally friendly infrastructures From Challenges to Targets and KPIs Urban Mobility Infrastructures 3 Pillars Long Distance Corridors Multimodal Hubs Smart Inclusive services at all times Cheap Cost-efficiency 3 Challenges RAIL Bridges and Structures ROAD WATER RAIL Bridges and Structures ROAD WATER RAIL Bridges and Structures ROAD WATER RAIL Targets and KPIs

20 Long Distance Corridor RAIL Main focus: development and future generalisation of High-speed train networks for passengers and freight Target: A European cross-disciplinary framework is developed for the fast development and deployment of high-speed lines with: very high speed tracks – including ballast-less tracks adapted catenaries adapted switches and crossings KPIs: Smart: overall number of transported passengers and fright trasnport increased by 30% by 2030 Green: noise generated by high-speed lines decreased by 20% by 2030 Cheap: furtive maintenance works are generalised by 2030; new supply- chain allowing for +50% life time extension From Challenges to Targets and KPIs

Green Environmentally friendly infrastructures From Challenges to Targets and KPIs Urban Mobility Infrastructures 3 Pillars Long Distance Corridors Multimodal Hubs Smart Inclusive services at all times Cheap Cost-efficiency 3 Challenges RAIL Bridges and Structures ROAD WATER RAIL Bridges and Structures ROAD WATER RAIL Bridges and Structures ROAD WATER RAIL Targets and KPIs

Thank you for your attention ! Luc Bourdeau Industrial Technologies 2012 Aarhus, 19 June 2012