June 7, 2002—Improvements in motor systems and management can yield energy savings up to 42 percent, according to a recently revised reference manual from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency.
“The manual, ‘Energy Efficient Motor Systems: A Handbook on Technology, Program, and Policy Opportunities,’ has been the standard reference on motor and motor system efficiency and policy for the past ten years,” ACEEE says. “The new edition provides a much-needed update that captures the dramatic changes that have occurred in motor technology and markets in recent years. These changes have resulted from technical advances, national minimum-efficiency standards, and ten years of utility and government motor efficiency programs.”
The new edition also contains an expanded discussion of motor applications such as fans, pumps, and compressed air systems, along with an updated profile of the motor market place, and population, and use. Opportunities for improved motor efficiency are identified and quantified.
The book can be ordered for $40 by contacting ACEEE.
