Drives and motors power route to Net Zero

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will see world leaders submitting their plans to cut carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2050. Naturally, this calls for the delivery of sustainable industrial systems and the promotion of clean renewable energy. However, the broader adoption of energy efficient technology will also play a vital role. So important in fact that the International Energy Authority (IEA) regards it as the “first fuel” in tackling climate change.

The figures are compelling, as according to the IEA, adopting energy efficiency measures will allow the world economy to grow 40 per cent by 2030, while using 7 per cent less energy than today. One area where this technology can really make a difference is in electric motors. They are used widely in industry, running water treatment plants, refrigerating food, ventilating buildings, operating materials handling systems and so on. Yet the issue is that many of the estimated 300 million industrial electric motor-driven systems in use in the world today are inefficient and waste too much energy.