Electric motor systems efficiency standards, digitalisation & demand flexibility
January 5, 2026
An EMSA workshop will be held on 23 February 2026 in Vienna. The workshop language is German.
Electric motors and motor systems in industrial and infrastructure applications with pumps, fans and compressors in buildings are responsible for 53% of the world’s total electricity consumption. New and existing technologies offer the potential to reduce the energy demand of motor systems across the global economy by 20% to 30% with short payback periods.
4E’s Electric Motor Systems Platform (EMSA) raises worldwide awareness of the efficiency potential of motor systems and provides guidance and tools to exploit the energy performance of new and existing motor systems worldwide.
An EMSA workshop will be held on 23 February 2026 in Vienna. The workshop language is German.
EMSA conducted an international round robin testing programme and developed a guide to the measurement of packaged air compressor specific energy and isentropic efficiency based on ISO 1217:2009. An Excel calculation tool has been developed to perform the stepwise calculation of the isentropic efficiency based on test results as specified in ISO1217.
EMSA released a Policy Brief, assessing the importance of electric motor systems in the global energy system. In 2023, electric motor systems were responsible for 53% of global electricity consumption. Their share in electricity consumption varies widely across sectors: 72% in industry, 36% in buildings, 87% in agriculture and 86% in the transportation sector.
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This report summarises the test results of EMSA’s international round robin testing programme, exchanging two commercial, packaged electric motor-driven screw compressors between three laboratories worldwide. It includes a practical guide for measuring specific energy and isentropic efficiency of packaged air compressors in line with ISO 1217:2009 and Amendment 1:2016.
This Policy Brief assesses the importance of electric motor systems in the global energy system. In 2023, electric motor systems were responsible for 53% of global electricity consumption. Their share in electricity consumption varies widely across sectors: 72% in industry, 36% in buildings, 87% in agriculture and 86% in the transportation sector.
This report report describes the results of a test series of industrial Silicon Carbide Variable Speed Drives, revealing clear efficiency advantages, but also the need for further research on challenges.
