Ecodesign of Electric Motors

The aim of this study was to look forward to what motor innovations are technically and economically feasible, taking into account all eco impacts. The project provided recommendations that are the key to setting a timeline for further actions in the EU, either voluntary or regulatory. The purpose of the project was not to develop specific environmental performance criteria but to establish a full picture of how the setting of criteria could affect the market, and to identify the range of technical possibilities within which criteria could be set. In order to evaluate whether and to which extent a product fulfils certain criteria that make it eligible for implementing measures under the Directive, the MEEUP methodology (Methodology for the Eco-design of Energy Using Products) developed by a previous EC-funded project, was applied in the Eco Motors.