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 >>