Nov. 7 – Tramwave is an innovative technology without catenary developed by Ansaldo STS for tramlines. The Finmeccanica company has been awarded a contract worth around €26 million to build tram lines with this system in Zhuhai, in the southern coastal province of Guangdong, China. CNR Equipment Engineering selected Ansaldo STS for the implementation of the first Tramwave system in China in accordance with an agreement signed in 2012 with CNR Dalian and with the Taiwanese company GRC. Cnr Equipment Engineering is wholly owned by CNR Dalian, which signed a framework agreement with the municipality of Zhuhai for the construction of a tram system which no catenary lines. The contract, worth approximately €26 million, establishes the construction of 8.7 kilometers of double track lines. “This contract – said Ansaldo Sts’ CEO, Sergio De Luca – represents an important opportunity in a new field and contributes to the realization of a model of clean and sustainable urban transport, a goal that is the starting point for the development of additional catenary-free systems in China and around the world.”
