Energy Efficiency

Industrial motors energy saving potential: 5 nuclear power plants!

In 2015 the energy saving potential using VSD would amount to 71 TWh across all industry sectors. VSD will only be broadly implemented if it is technically meaningful and economically viable! In industry, there is a significant amount of rotary machines of various types such as electric motors on the one hand, and on the other hand loads which are pumps, fans, compressors. Many of industry players all agreed on the fact that VSD has many advantages. And it is true that it can not only save from 15 percent up to 40 percent of energy but also it extends equipment lifetime thanks to its soft start- up/shutdown function. And there are further beneficial aspects: the potential of extending the life of the equipment and the reduction of greenhouse gases. Still, many question remain unanswered... What is the time plan? And the impact of "locked investments"=exixting NON VSD will take to fully leverage the energy savings potential.