Take the 2011 Energy Survey
Over the past months, ABB and Bloomberg have interviewed leading CFOs, government officials and energy professionals in an attempt to understand the direction of global energy markets.
What we’ve learned might surprise you.
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The Frugal Manufacturer
One of the approaches to addressing this challenge is to improve energy efficiency in the core of industry’s production processes.
Industry accounts for around one-third of the world’s final energy demand; around 60 percent of this industrial demand is from developing countries. Industry’s total energy use continues to grow....... Read More >>
Revolutionary ABB Motor and Drive Technology Cuts Energy Consumption
ABB has launched two new high-performance low-voltage motor and drive packages that combine revolutionary ABB motor technology with variable speed control to reduce power consumption in energy-hungry industrial applications by up to 40 percent. Read More >>
Infographic: Are We Setting the Right Priorities to Address Our Energy Challenges?
Electric motors are the single biggest consumer of electricity. They account for about 45% of global power consumption and two thirds of industrial power consumption, according to a new analysis by the International Energy Agency. Lighting is second, at 19 percent. This means that every second power plant – more or less – is producing electricity for the sole purpose of running motors. Read More >>