The “Ensuring Energy Efficiency by Using Advanced Driving Techniques in Trains” project, implemented by TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. İzmir Regional Directorate, received the second prize in the Public Category within the scope of the 10th Efficiency Project Awards organized by the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Railways Stand Out Among 613 Applications
This success, achieved in the competition where a total of 613 applications were evaluated, was a concrete indicator of the importance TCCD Taşımacılık attaches to energy efficiency and environmentally friendly practices.
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır presented the second place award to TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. General Manager Ufuk Yalçın.
This award, which is an output of TCDD Taşımacılık's energy efficiency and sustainability goals under the leadership of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure's green transformation vision on rails, is the result of the efforts and devoted work of Mustafa Yılmaz, Head of Strategy and Institutional Development Department, İzmir Regional Directorate, Internal Audit Unit and Strategy-Institutional Development Department Presidency personnel.
Energy Savings Achieved with Train Driving Methods
This award-winning project, implemented within the TCDD Transportation Izmir Regional Directorate, involves the drivers using scientific methods to save energy, driving methods, and operating trains safely and with minimal energy consumption without interrupting their journeys. With this project, which was first implemented on 54 trains operating in the Izmir Region, it was determined that the methods applied provided 10% energy savings as a result of field tests. Following the training provided to the drivers, the project, which was put into practice in 2024, saved 270 thousand liters of fuel and prevented 748 tons of carbon emissions that are harmful to the environment.
“Our Journey to the Best Will Continue”
Drawing attention to the importance of producing similar projects, General Manager Ufuk Yalçın said, “Our goal is to implement this project, whose success has been proven, in all our trains and to produce similar projects in other areas. From now on, our journey towards the good, the better and ultimately the best will continue.”
