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The moment in which climate stops being an abstract concept that moment came when my children started talking about climate change What they were discussing was their future: the world they would be living in And it certainly wasn’t the world I wanted for them The only positive was that as a leader within a large industrial company I was in a position to help do something about it I’ve spent four years running the group’s Transit business prior to my current role as Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer  From my vantage point I believe that together Wabtec operates in an industry—rail—that has enormous potential to make a difference The transportation sector today accounts for around a quarter of global CO2 emissions* yet the majority of these emissions come from road transport Only around 1% of transport emissions are from rail This is despite the fact that rail accounts for around 7% of passenger travel and 6% of freight transport Persuading businesses and people to choose rail over road represents the single biggest opportunity to radically reduce emissions from transportation We can achieve this modal shift by making trains more comfortable And we can further shift the dial by accelerating the development of technology that helps drastically cut emissions we’ve long been engaged in strategic investments in cutting-edge digital and locomotive technologies eco-efficient passenger rail equipment solutions We aim to lead the way on decarbonization and sustainability providing the technology our customers will need to achieve their own climate objectives from biofuel- and hydrogen- powered locomotives to digital solutions that optimize fuel usage and efficiency or friction brakes that reduces small particles emissions developing technology is not the only challenge Our internal measurements show that by far the greatest emissions from our products are from our customers’ use (Scope 3 in sustainability speak) That makes finding ways to actively increase our customers’ adoption of new sustainable technologies a priority Our new climate commitments to be published shortly in our Climate Report reflect this Our focus on collaboration—whether with customers industry partners or each other—is at the heart of everything we do and reflects one of my profound convictions Technology only gets you part of the way: meaningful People power and the sustainability snowball effect We see this in action every day at Wabtec with our own people Canada site set themselves the challenge of rethinking everything they do in terms of sustainability they have managed to cut their impact across the board through ideas ranging from running shuttle services between plants to fostering biodiversity on site and installing waterless urinals I’ve also seen the snowball effect that comes from inspiring each other our team at our Piossasco site in Italy decided they would collect data and publish their own sustainability report showcasing all the initiatives they had put in place two more teams were inspired to do the same sometimes replicating or bringing new ideas to the table eight of our sites around the world produce their own report They have generated many more initiatives than we could have launched centrally—a great example of the snowball effect we are seeing as sustainability actions gain momentum across the business With the exception of myself and a handful of others no one else at Wabtec has this in their job description Everyone else is contributing to the sustainability cause on top of their existing role The projects they develop and put into action create bonds between colleagues and it generates a healthy sense of pride and competition The collective energy created is extraordinary It is for this reason that we decided to launch a new initiative this Earth Day: the Wabtec Sustainability Awards We are inviting people across our company to submit projects that support one of our three sustainability principles: Innovating with Purpose Our aim is to recognize the people working tirelessly across Wabtec to improve our impact—and to enable the snowball to grow larger and larger By acting for positive change in the world we are making Wabtec more attractive for individuals who want to work for a company that is making a difference talented individuals who are moved by a cause that is bigger than their individual aspirations will bring their skills and energy to the industry for as many years as I have Transportation solutions that revolutionize the way the world moves we help our customers overcome their toughest challenges by delivering rail and industrial solutions that improve safety 30 Isabella StreetPittsburgh, PA 15212 - USAPhone: 412-825-1000Fax: 412-825-1019 RTE is installing a 190-km line of European solidarity This new and entirely underground interconnector will link the Grand-Île substation (Sainte-Hélène du Lac) to the Piossasco substation (Turin) It will bolster exchange capacity and electrical solidarity between France and Italy while also supporting the energy transition Covering a distance of 95 km on the French side this underground power line melds seamlessly with existing road infrastructure thereby preserving the beauty of Savoie landscapes and helping to boost the local economy Yet another building block in the construction of Europe’s power system this new direct-current interconnector will be the longest of the world’s interconnectors with equivalent levels of power and voltage It is a unique project that primarily aims to bolster mutual exchange capacities improve the sharing of resources and facilitate cross-border power exchanges The interconnector will bring the maximum exchange capacity between France and Italy to 4450 MW It will also facilitate integration of renewables into the French and Italian power systems The connector melds seamlessly with existing road infrastructure whilst also running through the Fréjus road tunnel over a distance of 6.5 km This environmental coherence is the result of close coordination between all local players over the period of 2010 to 2012 within the 33 affected communities as well as close cooperation with road and highway agencies (AREA it is the first time that an underground interconnector has been combined with a motorway in order to minimise the use of space This unprecedented approach has even required amendments to the highway code The new interconnector requires the use of the most advanced technologies in order to transmit electricity over such a long underground distance at such levels of power and voltage Spanning a length of 190 km in order to connect the Grande-Île substation (Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac) and the Piossasco substation (near Turin) it is the world’s longest underground line using this type of technology It has broken the previous record established by the 65-km interconnector between France and Spain With 500 million Euros’ worth of capital expenditure being committed in France and the same amount in Italy the Savoie-Piémont project will considerably boost the local economy Local manpower and contract companies have naturally been used for work on civil structures and on the converter station This has amounted to a total of almost 35 million Euros in economic spin-offs (excluding accommodation and meals) for local businesses with 100 to 150 people being hired over the 6 years of civil-engineering work and 80 to 140 people over the 3 years of work on the converter station the 90 000 cubic meters of excavation material have also been used by Savoyard businesses Audience measurement services are used in order to generate visitor frequency statistics for improving the website We use third-party Matomo trackers to anonymously measure our website’s audience Cookies placed on your device by YouTube enable users to directly view multimedia content on the website You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Prysmian not only holds a leading position in network communication cabling solutions; we are also a global leader in energy cabling… A consortium of seven companies led by Prysmian Group will be realising a High Voltage Direct Current interconnection between Italy and France Total value of the project - for the consortium - the transmission system operators in Italy and France is higher than € 500 m The ‘Piemonte-Savoia’ interconnection is an underground High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable project which plays a strategic role in increasing the security of power supply and enabling energy exchange between Italy and France up to 1200 MW The project represents an important new step towards the creation of a single European energy market The full project comprises of a ± 320 kV extruded HVDC underground cable turnkey system production and installation of two 600 MW bipolar circuits along a 190 km land route between the substations of Piossasco near Turin (Italy) and Grand’Ile in Savoy (France) The cable will cross approximately 95 kilometres in each country The link is the longest of its type and sets a world record for HVDC underground interconnections using extruded cable technology “Prysmian Group will be coordinating the design installation - including civil works - and commissioning of the interconnection,” explains Alessandro Panico we will provide the HVDC underground cable systems These are insulated with extruded material technology and CEBAT srl will provide civil works and installation on the Italian side and Gauthey Serpollet and Sobeca will provide civil works and installation on the French side This project re-affirms our worldwide leadership in the strategic high valueadded sector of HVDC grid connection projects.” “The client needed a secure power supply and power exchange between Italy and France we had to take into account an extremely complicated installation route with tunnels and viaducts Prysmian has an undisputedly wide track record in HVDC cable – possibly the largest amongst competitors - and we also underwent a long qualification programme” Prysmian Group recently announced the successful commissioning and hand-over of the HVDC offshore grid connections BorWin2 and HelWin1 and the DC land section of Skagerrak 4 Two further DC offshore grid connection projects SylWin1 and HelWin2 are nearing completion Prysmian is currently also involved in the HVDC cable systems for the DolWin3 and BorWin3 projects Another HVDC interconnection (France - Spain) realized by Prysmian is near completion and will start operations shortly “We are proud to make our technologies and our experience available to the realisation of a project with such a high strategic value” said Valerio Battista “The development of power transmission interconnections is of paramount importance in Europe and Prysmian is a key player.” abj