The White Certificate scheme in France started officially in July 2006. It sets mandatory energy savings targets on energy suppliers, whi can meet their target by acquiring white certificates, either with their own programmes or buying them on the market.
The industrial parties that can apply for white certificates are the obligated parties (energy suppliers) or delegated parties (organisations contracted by obligated parties to meet part or all of their energy savings target). The most common way to get certificates is to use the catalogue of the 200+ types of standardised actions, but specific actions reported by energy audits or programmes selected by the ministry through calls are also eligible.
The standardised actions are defined with technical specifications (e.g. minimum efficiency requirements, capacity range, ...). These specifications also set the data to be reported for each action.
The following standardised actions involve electric motors:
- IND-UT-132: installation of synchronous motor of class IE4 (0.12 - 1000 kW power range)
- IND-UT-102: variable speed drive on asynchronous motor
- IND-UT-114: permanent magnet or reluctance synchronous motorised variable speed drive
- IND-UT-133: electronic control system for an electric motor with energy recovery
- IND-UT-136: motor-controlled systems
The submission file shall then include an energy audit and the payback time shall not be less than 3 years.
The results for the period 2018-2021 highlight that the main action related to electric motor is motor-controlled systems (5.4%), while the installation of synchronous IE4 motors is almost negligible.
Do you think that the standardized action related to IE4 motor installation adequately tackles the issue of early replacement of electric motors?
How can it be updated accordingly?
For further information: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques/certificats-economies-denergie
Ivan / EU-MORE Team
