This is being developed in partnership with the German Aerospace Center, the DLR Institute for Vehicle Concepts and the DLR Institute for Networks. The project has received 5.3 million EUR (5.57m USD) in funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport.
The ‘modular, scalable energy storage for sustainable local rail passenger transport’ (MOSENAS) project is working on a battery system that can be adapted to suit specific route types by using different battery types and performance characteristics. Doing so can save weight and therefore reduce energy consumption, which can make battery-electric operations a more accessible option on railway lines where it’s not feasible to equip overhead lines for financial or technical reasons.
As part of the MOSENAS project, the partners are also analysing which routes and stations without OLE could be economically electrified in order to develop systems customised for different vehicle and infrastructure setups. The battery systems can be tailored to vehicle rotations, operating times and the existing charging infrastructure, which also allows expected service life of the system to be optimised.