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Hitachi Energy, formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids, announced the introduction of EconiQ transformers, reinforcing its purpose: ‘advancing a sustainable energy future for all’.
Transformers are critical for enabling an efficient and safe flow of electricity by adapting voltage levels. From generation to final consumption, electricity passes through an average of four to five transformers; in this process, transformers are estimated to consume almost five percent of the electricity generated worldwide as heat losses.
EconiQ transformers contribute additional environmental value in the areas of decarbonization, enhanced safety for people, protection of ecosystems, and responsible use of resources across the transformer’s lifecycle. For example, one of the EconiQ transformers – a 115/21 kilovolts (KV), 40 mega volt-ampere (MVA) – is expected to reduce carbon emissions by about 23 percent over the lifecycle, while reducing eutrophication and water toxicity impacts by about 15 percent. It would also eliminate the related environmental impacts in the rare event of mineral oil leakages.
Hitachi Energy’s EconiQ transformers have co-creation at their heart. The transformers will be tailored, based on specific customer sustainability requirements and using proven scientific methodologies, such as environmental Life Cycle Analysis.
The transformers are manufactured using fossil-free electricity in Hitachi Energy’s factories.