Hispacold Railway HVAC Systems has been awarded the contract to provide air conditioning for trains of the Civity family, which Spanish manufacturer CAF will be producing for the United Kingdom.
Civity trains are EMU platforms for intercity transport, which meet the very highest standards in every respect, as there are several models of cars: first class, catering area, standard second class, toilets, areas designed for bicycles etc. These trains are able to reach a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).
Hispacold's air conditioning equipment will make these trains compliant with Standard 13129 on thermal comfort, a requirement that is more technically complex in multi-functional cars containing many different types of interior spaces within the same train.
These air conditioning systems must also meet important requirements in terms of noise levels, thermal regulation and certification on the part of United Kingdom authorities.
The first project, which is currently under development, shall be the supply of equipment for 12 Civity trains, consisting of five cars each, which will travel along English and Scottish railway lines.
Image provided by CAF
Proyecto: DIGIZITY - 0: INVESTIGACIÓN INDUSTRIAL DE SOLUCIONES INNOVADORAS PARA DESCARBONIZAR, DIGITALIZAR Y AUTOMATIZAR EL TRANSPORTE URBANO CON AUTOBUSES 0 EMISIONES
Acrónimo: DIGIZITY
Líder: AVANZA ZARAGOZA SAU
Socios participantes: AVANZA SPAIN, S.L., IDNEO TECHNOLOGIES, S.A., INTERNACIONAL HISPACOLD, S.A., IRIZAR, S.COOP., JEMA ENERGY, S.A. y TELNET REDES INTELIGENTES, S.A.
Organismos de Investigación: ITAINNOVA - Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón, Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation y CTAG - Centro Tecnolóxico de Automoción de Galicia.
Presupuesto total del proyecto: 9.094.670, 00€
Subvención otorgada: 5.440.703,35 €
Duración del proyecto: 01/11/2021 - 31/12/2023
Proyecto financiado por la Unión Europea - NextGenerationEU a través de la convocatoria para el año 2021 Programa Tecnológico de Automoción Sostenible, en el marco del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia y del Programa Estatal para Catalizar la Innovación y el Liderazgo Empresarial del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023 promovido por el Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial (CDTI)