U. S. Steel Battery-Powered Locomotives Receive “Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence” from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
May 01 2024 - 12:10PM
Business Wire
United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel” or the “Company”)
(NYSE: X) received the “Governor’s Award for Environmental
Excellence” from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) for converting two of its diesel locomotives to
battery power. The locomotives are located at the Mon Valley Works’
Edgar Thomson and Clairton Plants where they are used for carrying
steel, coke, scrap metal, iron ore, and other materials necessary
for production. The switch to battery-powered locomotives is
expected to reduce airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions at
the facilities by .385 tons - the equivalent emissions of 7,000
gasoline-powered passenger vehicles. It will also reduce the amount
of diesel fuel consumed by 40,000 gallons annually and demonstrate
the company’s use of emerging technology to help reach the goal of
achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Pictured left to right: Thomas Gilbert,
President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council; Neil Pergar,
Engineer and Locomotive Project Lead - U. S. Steel; Jessica
Shirley, Interim Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection; Mark Jeffrey, Mon Valley Works - Clairton
Plant Manager, U. S. Steel; and Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary,
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at
the PA Governor's Award presentation. (Photo: Business Wire)
The locomotives were built by Innovative Rail Technologies, a
provider of customized lithium-ion propulsion solutions to the
locomotive rail market. U. S. Steel invested more than $2.3 million
in the locomotives while the remaining cost was offset through a
partnership with the DEP.
“The successful conversion of U. S. Steel’s locomotives to
battery power shows that public-private partnerships can be the
catalyst for finding innovative solutions that drive environmental
excellence,” said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. “Projects
like this will pave the way toward a more sustainable future for
Pennsylvania.”
"We are a pioneer in the use of this technology, and we
appreciate this recognition from the Governor, as we are among the
first industrial sites to deploy battery-powered locomotives to
reduce emissions,” said Mark Jeffrey, U. S. Steel Mon Valley Works
– Clairton Plant Manager. “We will continue to leverage innovation
and emerging technology to keep our commitment to the environment
and to making products that are mined, melted, and made in
America.”
U. S. Steel utilized the DEP’s Driving PA Forward - Marine and
Rail Freight Movers Grant Program to offset the cost of the new
battery-operated locomotives. The Driving PA Forward initiative
improves air quality in Pennsylvania through the transformation of
older diesel engines to cleaner technologies, helping the state
meet its diesel emissions reduction goals.
U. S. Steel unveiled the first locomotive to employees, members
of the community, media, and elected officials at an event on
October 30, 2023, at the Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant. The
second locomotive arrived at the Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson
facility on April 23. One week later, U. S. Steel accepted the
“Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence” at an event in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an honor that recognized their
battery-powered locomotives as one of 22 projects showcasing
innovation that promotes sustainability and has a positive
environmental and economic impact.
About U. S. Steel
Founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation is a leading
steel producer. With an unwavering focus on safety, the Company’s
customer-centric Best for All® strategy is advancing a more secure,
sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its stakeholders. With a
renewed emphasis on innovation, U. S. Steel serves the automotive,
construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging
industries with high value-added steel products such as U. S.
Steel’s proprietary XG3® advanced high-strength steel. The Company
also maintains competitively advantaged iron ore production and has
an annual raw steelmaking capability of 22.4 million net tons. U.
S. Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with
world-class operations across the United States and in Central
Europe. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com.
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