Recently, in order to promote advanced energy-saving technologies for electric motors at home and abroad, exchange ideas on the development of contract energy management, summarize the implementation experience of the "China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project", and commend excellent cases of electric motor energy conservation, the "China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project" held a seminar on electric motor system energy conservation technology and the "China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project" conclusion meeting and award ceremony in Beijing.
Electric motors and their drive systems are important components of industrial energy consuming equipment, accounting for over 60% of China's total industrial electricity consumption. The energy-saving work of motors and their systems has been included in the main content of China's "Medium - and Long Term Energy Conservation Plan" and "Top Ten Key Energy Conservation Projects". To promote the implementation of energy-saving projects for motor systems, the China Institute of Standardization, the Energy Conservation Service Industry Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association, the China Investment Promotion Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the University of Coimbra in Portugal jointly designed and implemented the "China Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project" under the framework of the EU SWITCH-ASIA project.
At the seminar, Li Ming, Director of the Business, Energy, and Environment Department of the European Union's Representative Office in China, Li Aixian, Vice President and Chief Engineer of the China Institute of Standardization, Zhao Ming, Deputy Director and Secretary General of the Energy Conservation Service Industry Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association, and Edward Clarence Smith, Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in China, gave speeches, giving high praise to the "China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project" and highlighting the significant energy savings implemented, The energy-saving project of the advanced and applicable motor system has been awarded the "Excellent Energy Saving Project of China's Motor System" award.
Zhang Xin, Assistant to the President of the Asset and Environmental Protection Branch of the China Institute of Standardization, and Zhao Ming, Deputy Director and Secretary General of the Energy Conservation Service Industry Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association, gave a summary speech on the project and promoted its achievements. Professor Anibal de Almeida from the Robotics System Research Institute of the University of Coimbra in Portugal, Senior Engineer Hugh William Falkner from Atkins Consulting Limited in the UK, and Sun Xiaoliang from the Energy Conservation Service Industry Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association exchanged and interacted with experts, scholars, and business representatives in the field of energy-saving experience in motor systems.
Promoting energy-saving and emission reduction in motor system energy-saving challenge projects
European Union Representative Office in China Business Li Ming, Minister of Energy and Environment, said on the implementation significance of the "China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project": "After three years of efforts, the China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project has established a nationwide electric motor system energy conservation information platform, promoting electric motor system users and energy-saving service companies (ESCOs)." The communication and cooperation between motor manufacturers and energy-saving management departments have promoted energy-saving transformation of motor systems, improved energy-saving management and technical level, strengthened the implementation of standards and supporting policies, improved the operational efficiency of motor systems, and made positive contributions to China's energy-saving strategy
Zhao Ming, Secretary General of the Energy Conservation Service Industry Committee of the China Energy Conservation Association, said, "In China, motors are important industrial energy consuming equipment widely used in fields such as pumps, fans, compressors, and transmission machinery, accounting for about 60% of China's total industrial electricity consumption."There are a wide variety of motor products in our country, with an average efficiency 3-5 percentage points lower than developed countries and an operating efficiency 10-20 percentage points lower. The energy-saving potential is enormous. However, some industrial motor system users lack awareness of the economic benefits brought by energy-saving motor systems, or have obstacles to the technical issues of energy-saving transformation of motor systems, and lack effective information platforms to share successful experiences in energy-saving transformation of motor systems. Therefore, we have organized a series of activities to promote the development of energy-saving motor systems in China, This includes capacity building for industrial motor users and energy-saving service companies, promoting project financing for energy-saving service enterprises, and helping energy-saving service companies expand their markets, effectively promoting the energy-saving work of motor systems in China
Standard Identification, Contract Energy Management Innovation Challenge Project
Zhang Xin, Assistant Director of the Asset and Environmental Protection Branch of the China Institute of Standardization, introduced: The China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project fully leverages the role of energy efficiency standards, contract energy management, and other energy-saving mechanisms to build a nationwide technical support and information exchange platform for motor system users, energy-saving service companies, motor system manufacturers, energy-saving management departments, and other units. It promotes energy-saving transformation of motor systems, improves energy-saving management and technical level, and strengthens the standardization, labeling, and supporting policies of motor systems Implement efforts to achieve the goal of improving the operational efficiency of China's electric motor system
In order to better accomplish the task of energy-saving in the field of motor systems and achieve the path of green and energy-saving in China's motor systems, this project also fully utilizes and leverages the market-oriented mechanism of contract energy management.
It is understood that EPC Energy Performance Contracting is a service mechanism widely promoted in developed countries, which uses market means to promote energy conservation. Energy conservation service companies sign energy management contracts with users to provide energy-saving diagnosis, financing, renovation and other services, and recover investment and obtain reasonable profits through energy-saving benefits sharing. This can greatly reduce the funding and technical risks of energy-saving renovation for energy consuming units, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of energy consuming units for energy-saving renovation, and reflect the basic principle of mutual benefit and win-win between both parties.
According to data related to EMCA, the in-depth practice of the contract energy management model nationwide will promote the rapid expansion of the energy-saving service industry. In 2010, the output value of China's energy-saving service industry exceeded 80 billion yuan, and the future growth rate will remain at 30% to 40%. The market-oriented mechanism of contract energy management will make outstanding contributions to the energy-saving of China's electric motor system.
The China Electric Motor System Energy Conservation Challenge Project, as an important project under the framework of the EU SWITCH-ASIA project, has received technical support from developed countries. In the future, it will use the contract energy management model to further move towards marketization and long-term efficiency, creating a green environment for the electric motor system industry in the 12th Five Year Plan economic construction.