Sustainable Electric Motors
Sustainable electric motors provide our customers the ability to produce clean, efficient energy while cutting down on their carbon emissions. By partnering with Windings, we can produce a custom electric motor that is designed for their specific application. Many American companies are attempting to reach zero net emissions by 2050, with our assistance we are working to make this target a reality for our customers.
Ecological Applications
Windings is pleased to provide high performance custom motors for some of the most cutting edge ecological applications. The positive impacts of these applications are far reaching, and will provide cleaner, sustainable solutions for our customers. Read more about these industries and the support provided by Windings below.
Formula E
- Powered by Electric Motors that Convert 90% Electrical Energy into Motion
- Zero Net Emissions
- Donations Made to Green Charities to Offset Aggregate Emissions from Transportation, Energy Usage at Events, etc.
- Only 1% Emissions Attributed to Cars Manufacturing
Batteries Charged by Solar Panels
Motorsports
University of Minnesota Solar Project
- Collegiate Long Distance Rally-Style Racing Competition
- Uses Electric Motors Powered by Alternative Energy Sources
- Solar Panels
- Batteries
- Race
- 2-3k Kilometers
- Maintaining a Target Speed
Power Generation
Wind Power (On Shore / Off Shore)
- Producing 380 Billion kWh
- Currently 57,000 Windmills in the U.S.
- In Next 5 Years
- 180 On-Shore to be Built
- 17 Off-Shore to be Built
- Additional 6,903,000 kWh
Wave Power
- U.S. Coast Waves Produce an Estimated 2.64 trillion kWh
- About 2/3 of total U.S. Utility-Scale Electricity Generation in 2021
- Power Capacity 2.31 MW in 2020
- Another 100 MW Expected to be Installed
- First U.S. Federal Wave Energy Lease for Federal Waters Issued in 2021
Electric Cars
- Smaller Carbon Footprint than Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) even while Charging
- Green House Gas Emissions Associated with Electric Vehicles over it’s Lifetime are Typically Lower than ICE even in Manufacturing
- Becoming More Accessible
- 45,000 Charging Ports
- Number Growing Rapidly
Advanced Air Mobility
Electric Vertical Take-Off & Landing (EVTOL)
Electric Conventional Take-Off & Landing (ECTOL)
- Possible Reduction of 49 – 88% in CO2e Emissions
- Aviation Industry Currently Uses 900 Million Tones of CO2 per Year
- Cutting 441 – 792 Million Tones of CO2 per Year
- About 2.7 Million Tones Saved if U.K. Alone Switched to Electric Domestic Flight
- About 20 Years Away from Zero Emissions Airplanes
- Airlines Pushing for Net Zero Emissions by 2050