Accelerating the Adoption of Energy Efficient Electric Motor Systems
The report guides policymakers on how to promote energy-efficient electric motors in their respective national markets. The report is part of a series of U4E reports on five product groups. The other reports in the series cover air conditioners, distribution transformers, lighting, and residential refrigerators. An additional overarching report, “Policy Fundamentals Guide,” provides crosscutting, general guidance critical to the establishment of a successful energy efficiency programme.
Linking Energy Management Systems & Motor Efficiency Incentive Policies
This collaborative study explored ways for energy efficiency programs to achieve greater savings in the industrial sector. The study examined programs in Canada, South Africa, and the United States. It looked at case studies of facilities that implemented energy management systems and took measures to reduce the energy consumption of their motor-driven systems. The study provides insights on optimizing energy efficiency programs to get the most out of energy management systems and unlock energy savings from motor-related measures. Systems driven by electric motors are responsible for about 70 percent of the electricity consumed in this sector worldwide. Energy management systems, such as ISO 50001, enable facility managers to discover and implement energy-saving measures.
The study was conducted by Advanced Energy under the direction of CLASP and in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Resources Canada, Berkeley Lab, and the Electric Motor Systems Annex (EMSA) to the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment (4E).
Evaluation of International Comparable Compliance Certification and Enforcement Requirements for Motors
This MVE guide explains clearly all the steps to be taken and pitfalls to be avoided in establishing effective product compliance regimes, with this Motors guide discussing the key decisions needed when devising a Compliance, Certification and Enforcement (CC&E) regime for electric motors. This guide also includes a review of current motor MEPS around the world, providing a basis for decisions on what efficiency levels are appropriate for new countries wishing to introduce MEPS for motors. To maintain a focus on the key CC&E issues that the Policymaker needs to consider, the sections covering detailed technical aspects are included in a series of dedicated annexes which can be read as needed. For an overview of wider motor systems policies, the EMSA Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems Part 2: Toolkit for Policy Makers is a useful reference (IEA 4E, 2014).
Evaluation of International Comparable Compliance, Certification, and Enforcement Requirements for Electric Motors
This MVE guide explains clearly all the steps to be taken and pitfalls to be avoided in establishing effective product compliance regimes, with this Motors guide discussing the key decisions needed when devising a Compliance, Certification and Enforcement (CC&E) regime for electric motors. This guide also includes a review of current motor MEPS around the world, providing a basis for decisions on what efficiency levels are appropriate for new countries wishing to introduce MEPS for motors. To maintain a focus on the key CC&E issues that the Policymaker needs to consider, the sections covering detailed technical aspects are included in a series of dedicated annexes which can be read as needed. For an overview of wider motor systems policies, the EMSA Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems Part 2: Toolkit for Policy Makers is a useful reference (IEA 4E, 2014).
Energy Efficient Motors: Advantages throughout the supply chain
This fact sheet discusses the benefits of energy efficient motors.
SEAD Global Efficiency Medal Competition Recognizes Super-Efficient Electric Motors
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) initiative, an international collaboration of 16 countries and an initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial, this week announced the winners of its Global Efficiency Medal competition for super energy-efficient electric motors. Because motors account for 40% of global electricity consumption, greater efficiency can provide significant opportunities for reducing energy consumption, carbon emissions and reliance on fossil fuels.
Electric motors from two companies dominated the competition. Motors from Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited from Henan Province, P.R. China, won two international awards and four regional awards in Australia and North America. Products from Siemens Limited from Mumbai, India, won two India regional awards.
International dignitaries, including the Ambassador for India in Switzerland and the Honorary Consul of Australia, presented the awards at a ceremony on Tuesday. The Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications hosted the awards ceremony for regional winners at the Motor Summit in Zurich, Switzerland, marking the culmination of a global competition launched in late 2013.
“The industrial sector is at the heart of our global economy. Small changes made in a core component such as an electric motor can make a huge impact on the economic and environmental performance of the sector. This competition plays a vital role in global efforts to save energy and tackle climate change,” said SEAD initiative representative Dr. Chad Gallinat.
“Improving the energy efficiency of electric motors is critical to the continued development of India’s economy,” said the Ambassador for India in Switzerland, His Excellency Mr. M.K. Lokesh, who presented two awards to Siemens Limited. “The SEAD Awards help the market recognize the most efficient products currently available and encourage the development of new technologies.”
The SEAD Awards focused on mid-sized electric motors (0.75 kW (1 hp) – 375 kW (500 hp)) which accounted for more than two-thirds of global motor electricity consumption in 2010 according to a 2011 International Energy Agency study. In total, medium-sized motors consumed 4,800 terawatt-hours, more than the total electricity consumption of Australia, India and the United States combined.
The SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition for electric motors focused on general-purpose induction motors, which are used in the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. Induction motors drive pumps, fans, compressors and conveyors in sectors including water, chemicals, iron, steel, food, drink and commercial buildings and works. The induction motor is by far the most important type of electric motor found today, and it has become the focus of regulators around the world.
“Electric motors are easy to ignore as most of them are hidden away, quietly keeping the world turning, day in and day out. But if we can make them all work a little more efficiently, the global energy savings will be huge,” explained Mr. Bengt Toresson, Director of the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.
The SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition encourages the production and sale of super-efficient equipment, appliances and electronics by recognizing the most energy-efficient, top-performing products.
This is the third competition; the first recognized the world’s most energy-efficient flat-screen televisions and the second recognized the most energy-efficient computer monitors. A fourth competition for lighting is currently under way, with winners to be announced in April 2015.
SEAD Global Winners
The SEAD Global Efficiency Medals were awarded to the following electric motors in recognition of their commercial availability and energy efficiency.
International
- 4 kW: YZTE4-112M – Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited
- 11 kW: YZTE4-160M – Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited
Regional
North America
- 5 hp: NSPE184T – Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited
- 15 hp: NSPE254T – Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited
Australia
- 4 kW: YZTE4-112M – Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited
- 11 kW: YZTE4-160M – Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Company Limited
India
- 3.7 kW: 1LA21134NA80 – Siemens Limited (India)
- 11 kW: 1LA21634NA80 – Siemens Limited (India)
Policy Guidelines for Electric Motor Systems: Toolkit for Policy Makers
These guidelines from the IEA 4E Electric Motor Systems Annex aim to provide assistance to policymakers who wish to design and to implement a strategy to encourage the greater energy efficiency of electric motors and motor systems in industry in their jurisdiction.
APEC-CAST Motor Repairs: Potential for Energy Efficiency Improvement
The primary aim of this study is to estimate the energy efficiency improvement potential related to available technical solutions by adopting best motor repair practices in five selected economies: China, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, and Vietnam. The study can benefit policy-makers and standard-setting bodies because it can help raise their awareness regarding the potential for energy savings related to repair and preventive maintenance of installed motors.
The study is divided into three tasks:
- Task 1: Existing and Best Practices in Motor Repairs
- Task 2: Market Overview
- Task 3: Potential for Energy Efficiency Improvements
APEC-CAST Motor Repairs: Potential for Energy Efficiency Improvement
The primary aim of this study was to estimate the energy efficiency improvement potential arising from adopting best motor repair practices in five selected economies: China, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, and Vietnam.
SEAD Announces Competition to Identify World’s Most Energy-Efficient Motors
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative announced a competition to find the most energy-efficient electric motors around the world. In an ambitious effort to reduce energy use on a global scale, the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition recognizes the most energy-efficient motors on the market as well as new technologies that have the potential to greatly reduce energy use in the future.
According to the International Energy Agency, electric motors account for over 40% of world electricity consumption. They are by far the single largest energy-using product and are responsible for more than 6,000 megatons of CO2 emissions annually — equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 1 billion cars.
By recognizing and promoting the world’s most energy-efficient electric motors, the SEAD competition helps buyers make informed purchasing decisions and spur greater innovation among manufacturers.
SEAD Global Efficiency Medals will be awarded to motors that demonstrate the greatest energy efficiency in each of four regions — Australia, Europe, India, and North America. An overall international winner will also be named for the most efficient IEC induction motors and for the most energy-efficient motor using new technology. Winners will be announced in September 2014 and will be honored at an international awards ceremony in early 2015.
The electric motors competition is the third in this global awards program; the first recognized the world’s most energy-efficient flat-screen televisions, and the second will recognize the most efficient computer monitors.
CLASP, as the SEAD Operating Agent, administers the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition. For more information, visit www.superefficient.org/motorawards.