Impact Case Study China Motor Challenge

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Climate change continues to be high on the political agenda and becomes increasingly relevant for international development cooperation projects. Most SWITCH Asia projects have contribute to climate protection in one way or another. Electric motor systems in China's industry account roughly for 60% of the total electricity consumption in China. Main reason for this is that the actual operational efficiency of electric motor systems is about 10 – 30% below international best practice, depending on the industry. As the majority of electricity in China is generated from coal in less than optimal efficiency, causing the average amount of CO₂ per kWh to be higher than in developed countries, electric motor systems are a significant contributor to climate change.

The SWITCH-Asia project China Motor Challenge facilitates improvement of the operating efficiency of their systems for over 400 major industrial users of electric motor systems. Furthermore, it contributes to an increase in the demand and supply for high-efficiency motor systems through promotion of best practice in the design, production and application.

The objective of the SWITCH-Asia project case studies on climate change is not merely to quantify the GHG emission reductions achieved through the projects, but also to describe in a qualitative manner the additional direct and indirect positive impacts of the project.