Sustainable Energy Production Solutions in Railway Stations

Abstract

The global energy recession is one of the biggest challenges and characteristics of our time and requires the activation of sustainable energy use and the application of the necessary environmental solutions. The focus will therefore be on developing green and sustainable railway stations that reduce emissions, generate energy, improve operational performance, and increase protection rates. This is reflected in Egypt's current development strategy in the existing and new railway station sectors, which encourages sustainable management, resource efficiency, user convenience, and economic viability. A case study of the Beni Suef railway station, a pole of urban development between Cairo and Upper Egypt, whose railway station became the most influential in the Upper Egyptian Railways' central region There are three stages to the analytical methodology: first, an assessment stage of the station's current situation, including buildings, service, and sustainability. Second, the energy consumption rating evaluation stage leads to sustainable energy production solutions. The third is energy design modification, which includes building retrofit, piezoelectric retrofit, and context retrofit.