Subsidizing High Efficient electric motors in the Netherlands October 2010

Annual tax relief programme HE electric motors and variable speed drives for motors are included in the annual tax relief programme (Energie Investerings Aftrek; EIA in Dutch deduct 44% of the investment costs for this equipment from their company's fiscal profit Since 2006 HE motors; since 2010 VSD

HE motors For the year 2009 and 2010 only high efficient motors up to 90 kW and meeting the EFF1 (CEMEP) efficiency class were included in the energy list. For the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, additional to these, also HE motors above 90 kW and with an efficiency of at least 96% (measured following IEC) were included.

Number of subsidized motors Year HE electric motors <= 90 kW HE electric motors > 90 kW Total Not applicable 30

FORMULA: EE = motor power class x running hours x delta efficiency (related to number of poles) While number of poles is 2 or 4 (and more)

Running hours of pumps in industry and buildings

Motor efficiencies by EFF classes Outpu t EFF3EFF1, 2 pole EFF1, 4 pole Differenc e EFF1- 3, 2pole Differenc e EFF1-3, 4 pole Difference EEF1 2 and 4 pole KWEff (%) 1,176,282,283,86,07,61,6 1,578,584,185,05,66,50,9 2,281,085,686,44,65,40,8 382,686,787,44,14,80,7 484,287,688,33,44,10,7 5,585,788,689,32,93,60,7 7,587,089,590,12,53,10,6 1188,490,591,02,12,60,5 1589,491,391,81,92,40,5 18,590,091,892,21,82,20,4 2290,592,292,61,72,10,4 3091,492,993,21,51,80,3 3792,093,393,61,31,60,3 4592,593,793,91,21,40,2 5593,094,094,21,01,20,2 7593,694,694,71,01,10,1 9093,995,0 1,1 0,0

IE motor classes

EU 2009: implementing measures for motors EC :July 2009 implementing measures for motors under the eco design directive Mandatory introduction of minimum efficiency class IE2, will start on 16 of June Regulate the use of motors efficiency class IE3: January 2015: motors of 7,5-375 kW and January 2017: motors of 0, kW shall: – Be the IE3 efficiency level, or – the IE2 and with a variable speed drive.