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provide information on energy efficient equipment
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increase awareness on and encourage the use of energy
efficient equipment within the industry. |
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set up an industrial testing facility to label equipment |
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Under the MIEEIP, a sub Work Group
on motors was set up to promote the use of High Efficiency
Motors. This group has agreed to adopt the European
Committee of Manufactures of EU Electrical Machinery
and Power Electronics (European CEMEP) scheme as the
basis for the Malaysian standard for motors. Based on
an impact analysis, the team concluded that the introduction
of the European CEMEP (Class 1 and Class 2) in two
phases could bring about potential savings of 72,000
GWh for the period between 2003 and 2004. On 4 Decemeber
2003, eight companies from the electric motor manufacturing
supply and import industries signed a voluntary agreement
phase out inefficient motors by the year 2008. Please view HEM Fact sheet for more details
Energy Labelling
Energy efficiency labels are comparative and informative labels to be affixed
to manufactured energy consuming products. They describe a products's energy performance, in the
form of energy-use, efficiency or energy cost, to provide consumers with the data
necessary for making informed and economically sound purchasing decisions.
Labels also provide a common energy efficiency benchmark that makes it easier
for utility companies and government energy conservation agencies to promote
energy efficient products.
High Efficiency Motor
Electric
motors are widely used in the manufacturing
industry. They are primarily operated
to drive industrial applications
and processes such as pumps, fans,
blowers, conveyors, compressors,
grinders and many more. Motors are
set in motion by electric power
and their usage in large numbers
by industries makes it inevitable
that the bulk of electricity supplied
to the manufacturing industries
by utilities is consumed by this
equipment. In fact, motors in certain
industries like pulp, paper and
textile consume up to 90% of total
electricity supplied to these sector.
In terms of Ringgit and Sens motor
users in Malaysia spend approximately
RM 9 billion annually in electricity
cost to run them.
Industries
have an option to replace inefficient
motors with High Efficiency Motors (HEM).The
performance of HEMs far exceeds the performance
of standard motors. HEMs produce more
work per unit of electricity consumed
as against standard motors.
A HEM
performs better because of its improved
design, higher quality material and manufacturing
techniques in fact these qualities also
lead to other benefits such as longer
insulation and bearing life , lower heat
generation and less vibration all of which
increase reliability .
Improving
motor efficiency lowers operating costs,
increases profits and reduces emissions
of green house gases from industrial facilities.
Great savings can be achieved by increasing
motor efficiency.
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