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from industry, science, institutions, and finance, ensuring the award’s independence and excellence. Submissions are evaluated according to their level of innovation, user benefits, and economic viability. The innovation strategy must consider things like social, ecological, and economic sustainability; and the use of energy and other resources. In addition to criteria like functionality, efficiency, and quality, the innovations are evaluated according to their user benefits and future viability. However the focus is always on increased value for individual users. The Energy Light drive system process and control methods, and lightweight construction with composite fiber materials. It minimizes drive output during continuous operation, during acceleration, delays, and braking; maximizes corresponding generator output; and standardizes the drive system to become a complex total application. Originally developed for machines that wind high-voltage cables, the principle behind Energy Light can be used in numerous other applications as well, including electric vehicles. . www.kabelconsulting.de The Energy Light drive system significantly improves the energy efficiency of an application through the use of patented motor technology, cutting-edge WIRE NEWS EVENTS July 2018 15