By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Tue, 2009-05-19 12:46
The second policy briefing brochure in the series looks at distribution transformers.
Electricity distribution losses vary from 4% to more than 20%. The adoption of efficient Distribution Transformers could save Europe about 18.5 TWh per year, equivalent to about 7 million tCO2/year.
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By Fernando Nuno / Published on Mon, 2009-04-27 17:15
The Energy Efficiency Action Plan has set an indicative goal of reducing energy consumption by 20% by 2020. It suggests several initiatives to improve energy efficiency in the coming years. Network loss reduction in the power systems is one of these initiatives. This issue was discussed in the recent consultation paper “Treatment of Losses by Network Operators” published by the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG).
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