Amit Jain Keywords solar engineer Health transport water agriculture renewables energy access renewable energy climate change policy waste-to-energy Read more about Amit Jain Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector. He works with the World Bank and is leading a $2 billion renewables portfolio in India, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. He is leading the world’s largest energy access program in Bangladesh and solar program in India.
Designed Elastic Components to Improve Life Cycle Costs of Track Superstructures Read more about Designed Elastic Components to Improve Life Cycle Costs of Track Superstructures In this presentation, Mr. Dorfner shares Getzner's solutions to vibrations and structure-borne noise generated by railways, which have a detrimental effect on track superstructure components such as rails, sleepers, and ballasts. He also underscores the importance of introducing more elasticity into the railway superstructure to reduce maintenance outlay and life cycle costs.
High Performance Machines: Pay Off! Read more about High Performance Machines: Pay Off! In this presentation, Mr. Polterauer shares some points on choosing the right machines for rail track installation and maintenance, including technical considerations, and how to calculate annual output and costs.
Wayside Condition Monitoring Systems Read more about Wayside Condition Monitoring Systems In this presentation, Mr. Aschberger gives an overview of wayside condition monitoring systems, which measure the operational performance of railway infrastructure assets, giving the necessary data that allows rail operators to optimize maintenance, safety, reliability, and cost.
Scalable Signaling Solutions for Metros and Commuter Lines Read more about Scalable Signaling Solutions for Metros and Commuter Lines In this presentation, Mr. Ramos cited the importance of deploying a flexible and scalable communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling system to address the current needs of railway operations. He also shared a case study from their work in increasing the capacity and operational efficiency of Madrid's commuter network.
Linear Infrastructure Projects Fully Designed with Building Information Modeling (BIM) Read more about Linear Infrastructure Projects Fully Designed with Building Information Modeling (BIM) In this presentation, Mr. Touat shares his experience with utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the design of linear infrastructures such as railway lines, citing real-life examples from previous projects.
Application of a Digital Twin in Rail Asset Management Read more about Application of a Digital Twin in Rail Asset Management In this presentation, Mr. Boom makes a case for deploying a virtual model of physical rail assets, processes, systems, and passenger flows to analyze data and monitor systems enhance the reliability and safety of urban rail transportation network.
Bangladesh Railway Read more about Bangladesh Railway Bangladesh, a member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC), is developing a railway network linking the country with neighboring SASEC member countries like India, Myanmar, and Nepal under the financial assistance from different institutions such as ADB. In this presentation, Mr. Hossain gave an overview of the different rail corridors being developed in Bangladesh under the SASEC program, and its interconnectivity to the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) Network.
Md. Jahangir Hossain Keywords Bangladesh Railways transport South Asia Read more about Md. Jahangir Hossain Dr. Hossain has held research fellow appointments at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Canada, Institute for Telecommunications research (ITR), Australia and McGill University, Canada. He has also gained practical experiences towards developing contemporary wireless communication systems through his industrial appointments. In particular, he has worked at Intel Inc., USA as a research intern and at Redline Communications, Canada as a senior systems engineer.
ADB's Regional Cooperation Programs and Their Role in Scaling Up Investment Needs in New Technology and Methods Read more about ADB's Regional Cooperation Programs and Their Role in Scaling Up Investment Needs in New Technology and Methods In this presentation, Ms. Yang discussed integrated corridor management in the context of ADB's existing regional cooperation programs. In particular, she presented various initiatives related to modal integration, intermodal logistics centers and services, integrated border crossing point management, and harmonization of standards and procedures.