Energy Transmission Insights - Railway Electrification

The IEEE Estonia Section Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Chapter, in cooperation with the Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems Research Group (MAS-RG) at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), invites you to an invited lecture by Andres Alamaa, Energy Subsystem Project Manager at Rail Baltic Estonia. Electrifying a new railway means bringing large amounts of power from the national grid to moving trains. The lecture covers how this is planned and delivered in practice: the energy subsystem of a modern electrified railway, the grid connection and traction substations, the overhead contact line, and the engineering, interface and project-management challenges of building it. Examples come from the Rail Baltica project in Estonia. The talk is aimed at students, researchers and engineers interested in power systems, transport electrification and large infrastructure projects. A Q&A session follows the lecture. About the speaker: Andres Alamaa is the Energy Subsystem Project Manager at Rail Baltic Estonia. He has more than 20 years of experience in the energy and telecom sectors, covering supply chain and network development, international project management, contract negotiation and stakeholder management. He has led and supported projects across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Balkans and Sub-Saharan Africa. The event is free and open to everyone.