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Innovating with Purpose
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We are committed to developing responsible and sustainable products that improve our impact on the planet.
Wabtec’s products and services have delivered sustainable value throughout our over 150-year history, and we continue to identify new opportunities for improvement.
2022 Highlights
Our fleet of more than 23,000 locomotives globally traveled over 1.8 billion miles and helped end-customers eliminate over 138 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by choosing rail over truck transportation.
Our Transit Green Friction product line reduces fine particulate matter (PM) emissions during metropolitan rail station braking by up to 90%.
Remanufacturing brought approximately 336 million pounds of end-of-life material back to global remanufacturing facilities, with 82% being reused or remanufactured and 18% recycled, leave less than 1% waste.
Providing Sustainable Pathways for Freight
All of Wabtec’s Class I customers have committed to science-based targets for their own GHG emissions. The mix of Wabtec products and technologies used by customers will vary depending on the railroad’s fleet mix, operations, routes, and energy needs. As customer needs vary, Wabtec is utilizing a flexible and growing portfolio of products and innovative technologies across both our large installed base and new assets to support customers’ sustainability goals and targets.
Locomotive technology roadmap for sustainability
Providing Sustainable Pathways for Transit
Wabtec’s transit solutions are critical to the success of the rail industry’s sustainable journey. Our materiality assessment shows our transit customers (operators and car builders) have a strong interest in a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
Operating across 15 separate product lines — including brakes, doors, air conditioning, couplers, and passenger information systems — each of these technologies and products help generate significant savings for Wabtec’s transit customers, while pushing transit systems toward a more sustainable future. This includes the following strategies:
Our latest product portfolio offers:
- Up to 12% weight reduction.
- Up to 21% energy consumption reduction.
FreshAir® allows savings of up to 30% of HVAC energy consumption. Green Air refrigerant has up to 30,000x lower global warming potential.
Green Friction can reduce PM emissions by up to 90%. Our braking systems are designed to be 95% recyclable.
In 2022, our port charging systems saved more than 200,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Modernizations & Remanufacturing
In 2022, remanufacturing brought approximately 336 million pounds of end-of-life material back to global remanufacturing facilities, with 82% being reused or remanufactured and 18% recycled, leaving less than 1% waste.
Modernization solutions deliver up to:
improved fuel efficiency.
increase in reliability.
reduction in maintenance, repair, and overhaul expenses.
increase in haulage ability.