ABB Australia joins the Energy Efficiency Council

ABB has announced that its Motion and Electrification businesses in Australia have joined the Energy Efficiency Council as a new Industry Leader member. The council is responsible for building a market for energy management products and services that deliver healthy, comfortable buildings; productive, competitive businesses; and an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy system for Australia.

The council has a diverse and robust membership that also includes policy and technical experts from businesses, governments and NGOs. ABB joins notable corporations including ANZ, Epson Australia and Signify, as well as educational partners including Deakin and Monash universities.

As an Energy Efficiency Council member, ABB will be able to provide insight into the role technology and services can play in reducing energy consumption in commercial and residential buildings, manufacturing, agribusiness and transport to support Australia’s energy transition.

“Improving operational efficiency is the cornerstone of any effective net zero strategy,” said Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel. “This is ABB’s bread and butter; with deep expertise in digitalisation, electrification and optimisation they are a natural partner for the EEC.

“We’re looking forward to working with ABB to ensure that businesses right across the Aussie economy have the information they need to cut emissions while improving their productivity and competitiveness.”

“It’s estimated that around 300 million inefficient motors are in operation today, resulting in increased carbon emissions and monumental energy losses,” said Mike Briggs, head of ABB’s Motion Business in Australia. “Through joint initiatives with the EEC, we’ll be able to help the market understand, for example, that by pairing a motor with a variable speed drive in a pump, fan or compressor application, power consumption can typically be reduced by 25%.”

“For utilities and the construction, mobility and industrial sectors, decarbonisation and the responsible use of resources have moved to the top of the agenda,” said David Sullivan, head of ABB’s Electrification Business in Australia. “As a leader in industrial technology, we see tremendous opportunity working with EEC to educate both government and industry about the smart, sustainable and digital technologies that can enable energy efficiency and cut electric consumption and costs.”