BRIK
Joint Undertaking of NCBR - PKP PLK S.A. supports scientific research and development works in the area of railway infrastructure entitled Research and Development in Railway Infrastructure - BRIK contributes to the improvement of the technical condition of the railway network, reduction of the negative impact of railway transport on the environment, more efficient maintenance and modernization of railway infrastructure and improvement of safety. Moreover, the implementation of the Joint Undertaking enables the development of innovative IT systems, which increases the competitiveness of rail transport in relation to other means of transport. At the same time, it is assumed that the implementation of the results of research and development projects implemented under the Joint Undertaking will positively affect the financial results of PLK S.A., providing modern solutions that optimize the costs of railway infrastructure management.
The main objective of the Project is to increase the innovation and competitiveness of rail transport by 2033. The allocation of the 2nd call for proposals is PLN 50 million.
Co-financing granted by the NCBR and remuneration paid by PKP PLK S.A. may be used for the projects that include industrial research and experimental development works.
Thematic scope:
- Railway traffic safety
Issue 1.1 - Development of an innovative Railway Vehicle Warning System - SOPK
Issue 1.2 - Development of a line dispatcher support system
Issue 1.3 - Development of a method of managing environmental hazards affecting the safety of railway traffic
- Development of energy efficiency
Issue 2.1 - Implementation of bidirectional traction substations and energy storage to increase network receptivity and improve energy efficiency and reliability on railways
Issue 2.2 - Increasing the energy efficiency of the Electric Heating of Turnouts - EOR
- Development of ecological solutions
Issue 3.1 - Innovative solutions enabling the use of photocatalytic concrete on infrastructure managed by PKP PLK S.A.
Issue 3.2 - Development of a system for precise monitoring of the network of railway lines managed by PKP PLK S.A. in terms of the impact of rail traffic on the environment and to process information about the traffic, technical and environmental data on this network.
Issue 3.3 - Development of innovative and pro-ecological solutions to combat vegetation on railway lines managed by PKP PLK S.A.
- Improvement of the diagnostic process
Issue 4.1 - The concept of using a point cloud from scanning measurements to model spatial objects located near the railway track for the needs of the railway line manager (in terms of e.g. property management, oversized transport, maintenance needs, etc.)
Issue 4.2 - Innovative solutions enabling the implementation of defectoscopic examinations of rails at speeds from 60 km/h to 120 km/h
Issue 4.3 - Innovative solutions in the field of radiological testing of rails with the R60E1 or E2 profile Issue 4.4 - Development of an innovative Railway Infrastructure Monitoring System (SMSIK)
The budget of the competition is PLN 50 million, of which:
1) from the NCBR - PLN 25 million;
2) on the part of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. - PLN 25 million
Project implementation period:
The project may be implemented for a maximum of 36 months.
Other important information about the competition:
The property rights to the results of R&D works and the related access rights, resulting from the Project, arising from the financing of the project (in the form of NCBR co-financing and remuneration of PKP PLK S.A.), are vested in the consortium who was granted financing on the terms specified in the co-financing agreement.
The minimum value of project is PLN 1 million.