Eco Obsolete
Technology Tips
H
ere, Jonathan Wilkins,
Through programmes such as the
Directive and ESOS have penalties and
marketing director of
European Union's Ecodesign Directive,
sanctions, the Irish Energy Auditing
industrial spares supplier
the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme
Scheme doesn't. This puts the emphasis on
European Automation,
(ESOS) in the UK and the Energy Auditing
Irish companies driving their own energy
talks about the alternative: Eco Obsolete
Scheme (EAS) in Ireland, companies are
efficiency policies.
Technology (EOT), and the important role
becoming more interested in energy
it's playing in keeping industry energy
efficiency. If you'd like to read more about
Let's say in your company's energy audit,
efficient.
these programmes, you can download
an electric motor is found to be highly
the European Automation special energy
inefficient and not compliant with energy
Cutting industry's carbon footprint is
efficiency report at - www.euautomation.
regulations. You could get rid of the
incredibly important and it's a common
com/en/automated/special-reports.
motor completely and risk overhauling
goal we're all pulling towards. However,
nobody wants to be forced into a drastic
other parts of the system so as to ensure
Compliance
change like a costly system upgrade, when
compatibility. This is the all or nothing
approach to compliance. Or you could seek
they could instead make smaller revisions
As you're reading this, there's a good
to significantly improve efficiency.
chance an