More than 300 million motors are used in industry, large buildings and in infrastructure globally, and 30 million new electric motors are sold each year for industrial purposes alone. Electric motor driven systems (EMDSs) in industry are estimated to be responsible for about 29% of overall global, and 69% of industrial electricity consumption. Their energy costs are estimated to be USD 362 billion per year. By using existing technologies and practices, the efficiency of industrial EMDSs can be cost-effectively improved on average between 20 and 30%. Such improvement holds the potential to reduce global electricity consumption by 3.2 to 4.8 EJ, cut the CO2 emissions by 770 – 1100 Mt, and save the industry between USD 72 – 108 billion, annually.
It is obvious that Motor System Optimization (MSO) is of vital importance to the industrial sector in Egypt and can save enterprises a huge amount of energy. Thus the IEE project in Egypt organized MSO training from the 7th to the 12th November 2015 at SIDPEC company in Alexandria. The training was carried out by UNIDO’s international MSO experts. Topics discussed during the training included proven approaches aimed at optimizing motor system performance and energy efficiency such as having motor systems management plan, motor sizing and high-efficiency motors technologies, applications of adjustable speed drives, and preventative maintenance schemes amongst other related topics.