Railway Safety - NGRT

Secure reliable realtime infrastructure monitoring for Railways.

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Economía verde

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

5.85

Plazo

meses

Nivel de riesgo

C+

NGRT is a Spanish company focused on improving railway safety and efficiency, helping infrastructure managers and train operators to secure their infrastructure and operations. NGRT's vision is to be a game changer for the railway industry by introducing novel and cost-effective solutions addressing clients' needs worldwide. NGRT is based in the Technology Park in Malaga, Spain.

NGRT wants to truly revolutionize railway infrastructure monitoring by using its innovative vibration detection technology, proven by DB Netze (which operates a majority of the German railway system) and NetworkRail (owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain), and RUMO (Brazilian logistic company, focused in the railway line logistics in Brazil, and the largest company in this segment in Latin America).

The system is a real-time rail monitoring system that identifies problems within the railway infrastructure, such as Broken Rails, Rockslide and Mudslides, Flooding, people and or animals on the track, damage to trains and rolling stock equipment, securing that two trains are not on the same track at the same time, and more.

The purpose of this campaign is to secure NGRTs' time to market and increase deliveries for clients and partners. The funds will be used as working capital to manufacture more systems. NGRT has recently signed an agreement with the largest railway in the world (India), securing NGRT a revenue stream over the next five years of more than 147 million euros.

This solution requires small, unobtrusive system installations with low power consumption. The system incorporates machine learning and improves over time as it is used. NGRT can safely provide comprehensive railway network monitoring, replacing numerous single-purpose equipment. Additional benefits include providing data on actual track usage to enable more efficient preventive maintenance of the tracks.

NGRT’s system contains four sensors and one central unit with all software, including AI and algorithms, installed in a track-side cabinet. The system is connected to the control room by wireless communication and can use any renewable energy sources since it only consumes approx. 15W of energy in total.

Improving the safety of railways supports EU Green Deal challenges such as climate change risks, sustainability, and net zero emissions. Continuous rail monitoring by NGRT can significantly mitigate the consequences of extreme weather events associated with climate change on the infrastructure for the railway industry, which in Europe saves 8.4 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. This number can grow with better monitoring.

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Direct:

Improvement in transportation infrastructure – increase in safety and efficiency: the innovative and patented solution from NGRT is capable of preventing accidents and disturbances in the railway network, increasing safety and use efficiency. The company provides a wholesome solution for many of the issues faced by operators, ans covers, to date, approximately 100km of tracks. With the installations from the contracts in India, Brazil, and Europe, NGRT will ensure the safety and efficiency of approximately 2,500km of tracks.
Creation of new jobs: during the year 2023 only NGRT expects to hire 10 to 15 new specialists.

Indirect:

Promotion of sustainable and accessible transport systems: By improving the operations and efficiency of railway systems, the NGRT’s products contribute to improved collective transport systems, which are key to reduce emissions from transportation. Thus, indirectly supporting the European Green Deal agenda of drastically reducing the greenhouse gas emissions in general, and more specifically in transportation.

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Sobre el promotor

About

NEXT GENERATION RAIL TECHNOLOGIES, SL

El promotor de esta campaña es NGRT, una empresa con sede en Málaga cuyo propósito y visión es revolucionar la industria ferroviaria mediante la introducción de una solución innovadora y rentable que responda a las necesidades de los clientes a nivel mundial. Su objetivo es convertirse en un líder mundial en tecnología de vanguardia para hacer que los ferrocarriles sean más seguros, aumentar la eficiencia y contribuir a los objetivos del Pacto Verde Europeo de mitigación de riesgos del cambio climático, sostenibilidad y emisiones netas cero.

La misión de NGRT es digitalizar el monitoreo de infraestructuras, asegurar el mantenimiento predictivo y mejorar la seguridad y eficiencia para aumentar la capacidad de la red ferroviaria a costos significativamente más bajos para los gestores de infraestructuras ferroviarias con tecnología única.

NGRT fue fundada en 2015 por su CEO y Presidente, Richard Aaroe, después de pasar años investigando y comprendiendo la urgente necesidad de monitoreo de infraestructuras en los ferrocarriles de todo el mundo. El equipo de NGRT está formado por 12 expertos altamente cualificados y está creciendo rápidamente. Su sólido equipo de gestión incluye miembros senior de la industria ferroviaria, como Network Rail, Deutsche Bahn y MTR. NGRT ha instalado ocho sistemas en India, Alemania, Reino Unido y España, que crecerán a 25 para finales de 2023.

La última novedad es que NGRT ha sido elegida por la mayor red ferroviaria del mundo, Indian Railways, para ayudarles a asegurar toda su infraestructura ferroviaria con el Sistema de Detección de Rieles Rotos (BRD) de NGRT y otras capacidades de monitoreo de infraestructuras.

NGRT ahora está siendo contactada por socios como Thales, Alstom, Bombardier, Wabtec Corp y otros que han solicitado representar a NGRT ante sus clientes, asegurando una gran red internacional.

Sitio web del promotor

www.ngrt.org

Equipo

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