The energy transition and the requirements to eliminate pollutants from power transmission equipment are generating a need to change many components of low-voltage power grids, said Gabriel Tache, Country Sales Manager of Eaton Romania.

“There is a lot of low-voltage equipment that needs to be replaced as more and more renewables come on line and to eliminate all equipment that uses toxic gases,” said Tache, at the conference “Energy Efficiency for Energy Transition” organised in București by Energynomics together with the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund – FREE and the Directorate for Energy Efficiency within the Ministry of Energy.

In this respect, Eaton has made significant strides in eliminating SF6 gas used in electrical transmission equipment. The company also has energy management operations on several fronts, such as the power sector, electric vehicles and mobility.

“Energy production is no longer so simple, because the consumer has also become a producer to some extent. There is such a symbiosis between them that there is a need for equipment and solutions that are energy efficient, but also sustainable in terms of environmental impact,” said Tache.

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Eaton has allocated 900 million euros to its sustainable research and development department and aims to invest more than €3 billion in this area by 2030. By 2025, Eaton also aims to generate 500 million euros in revenue from the digital services sector.

The conference in Buvharest was the last of a series of 5 scheduled by the Energynomics communication platform, the Romanian Fund for Energy Efficiency – FREE and the Directorate for Energy Efficiency within the Ministry of Energy. The project was financed by Norwegian Grants 2014-2021.