Vacon AC Drives saves 55 TWh of energy

摘要

Global AC drives manufacturer Vacon estimates that its AC drive products helped save approximately 55 TWh of electrical energy for the year 2013, a 10-percent increase over savings in 2012. To put this into perspective, 55 TWh corresponds to the annual energy produced by approximately ten 700-MW nuclear power reactors; or the annual electricity consumption of 12 million households. This also corresponds to approximately 22 hours of global annual electrical energy production - almost one day of the planet's electricity saved by the AC drives from one company, reports the International Energy Agency (IEA).