Policy options to promote energy efficient electric motors and drives in the EU

Anibal T. de Almeida, Joao Fong, Hugh Falkner and Paolo Bertoldi

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017, vol. 74, issue C, 1275-1286

Abstract: Motors systems are a major electricity consumer (about 70% of the industrial electricity consumption and about 35% in the non-residential buildings sector). Several studies showed the very large energy saving potential deriving from motor improved efficiency.

Keywords: Electric motors; Drives; Variable speed drives; Ecodesign directive; Motor policies; Energy efficiency; Motor standards; MEPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.112

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