In the past six months, leaders in the wastewater industry have been placing an increasing importance on decarbonization and energy efficiency. Practical solutions discussed often include drives as a means for optimizing pump curves and energy use.
Joe Halliday, Danfoss Drives vice president of sales in North America, shares how the decarbonization movement is influencing the drives market and what that means for utilities. Perhaps most interesting is the growing trend toward placing drives on lower horsepower motors, which opens a new business avenue of small systems for drives manufacturers.
Additional Resources
- Watch our last video with Joe Halliday: https://www.wwdmag.com/automation/drives-variable-speed/video/10938920/understanding-the-ins-outs-of-using-a-drive-as-a-sensor
- Using drives as a sensor: https://www.wwdmag.com/automation/drives-variable-speed/article/10938847/variable-speed-drives-drive-as-a-sensor
- Advancements in sensor technology: https://www.wwdmag.com/editorial-topical/operations-maintenance/article/10940103/the-sensor-connectivity-of-tomorrow
Timestamps
- How have trends in drives changed since 2022 | 1:00
- Urban expansion driving water infrastructure | 4:15
- How decarbonization is influencing the water market | 5:25
- Business opportunities for drives in water projects |10:00
- Outro | 12:36
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About the Author
Bob Crossen
Bob Crossen is the vice president of content strategy for the Water and Energy Groups of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B. EB2B publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions in its water portfolio and publishes Oil & Gas Journal, Offshore Magazine, T&D World, EnergyTech and Microgrid Knowledge in its energy portfolio. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor. Crossen can be reached at [email protected].