PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ọkan ninu awọn olupilẹṣẹ locomotive ti o tobi julọ n ta diẹ sii awọn locomotives ti o ni agbara batiri bi awọn ọkọ oju-irin ati awọn ile-iṣẹ iwakusa ṣiṣẹ lati dinku awọn itujade erogba.
Rio Tinto ti gba lati ra awọn locomotives FLXdrive mẹrin mẹrin fun awọn iṣẹ iwakusa irin irin ni Australia, Wabtec sọ ni ọjọ Mọndee, aṣẹ ti o tobi julọ fun awoṣe tuntun titi di oni. miiran Australian iwakusa ile ati Canadian National Railway.
BNSF ṣe idanwo locomotive ti o ni agbara batiri lati Wabtec lori laini opopona California ni ọdun to kọja, ọkan ninu ọpọlọpọ awọn iṣẹ akanṣe awakọ ọkọ oju-irin ti kede lati ṣe idanwo awọn epo locomotive miiran lati dinku awọn itujade eefin eefin.
Mejeeji BNSF ati Canadian Pacific Railroad ti kede laipe awọn eto lati ṣe idanwo awọn locomotives ti o ni agbara hydrogen, ati Canadian National Railway ti sọ pe yoo lo awọn locomotives agbara batiri ti o n ra lati gbe ẹru ọkọ ni Pennsylvania. lori adayeba gaasi.
Locomotives jẹ orisun pataki ti awọn itujade erogba fun awọn oju opopona, nitorinaa wọn nilo lati tun awọn ọkọ oju-omi kekere wọn pada lati pade awọn ibi-afẹde idinku awọn itujade gbogbogbo wọn.Ṣugbọn awọn ile-iṣẹ iṣinipopada sọ pe o le jẹ ọdun pupọ ṣaaju ki wọn ṣetan fun lilo kaakiri ti awọn locomotives nipa lilo awọn epo miiran.
Awọn locomotives Wabtec tuntun yoo wa ni jiṣẹ si Rio Tinto ni ọdun 2023, ti o fun laaye fun miner lati bẹrẹ rirọpo diẹ ninu awọn ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ diesel ti o nlo lọwọlọwọ lọwọlọwọ.