Danfoss India introduces iC7 Energy Smart Automation Series of VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) at the Energy Efficiency Summit, Hyderabad. In the participation of representatives from the CII, Danfoss India Region President Ravichandran Purushothaman, Head of Drives Sales & Service Mandar Vaijanapurkar, and the industry, Dr. Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director of ELGi Equipments Ltd., revealed the New Product Line.
Speaking on the occasion, Ravichandran Purushothaman, President- Danfoss India Region said, “The introduction of our new product offerings reflects our constant pursuit of innovative technologies for energy efficiency across industries. Applying the 'Energy Efficiency First' principle, every opportunity to reduce energy consumption will help the industries curtail emissions and thereby pave the way for a more environmentally conscious and economically sound future". Variable frequency drives are used in sectors such as heavy industries, paper, textiles, pharma, water and wastewater, transportation, and infrastructure amongst others, contributing to the growth of overall market. Danfoss sees huge potential for its solutions in accelerating the decarbonization agenda for its customers in the state as Telangana is witnessing rapid industrialization, infrastructure development, with emergence of IT, Pharma, marine, food supply and EV ecosystem hubs.
The iC7 technology platform got launched at the backdrop of this development on the sidelines of Energy Efficiency Summit 2023. The summit showcased how Danfoss solutions can be the driving force of a growth-driven economy which addresses sustainability and technological gaps in urbanization, food security, electrification, digitalization, and climate change. Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives segment is a market leader actively contributing to the leading Indian industries for enabling energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting renewable energy integration. This segment of Danfoss growing at 28% CAGR in the last 3 years since 2020 has also outpaced the industry growth, which is at 23% CAGR.
Ravichandran Purushothaman, who is also the Chairperson of CII Energy Efficiency Council, during his master talk at the summit, shared his insights on the latest cutting edge technologies available for energy transition of the Indian industrial sector. Sector integration, Energy Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Renewables and alternate sources were discussed. He also emphasized Danfoss India’s 25 years journey of engineering a sustainable tomorrow for its customers, and the commitment to help India’s green transition. He concluded his address with high hopes on collaboration between industry, academia and government, need for cross learning, and supporting each other towards decarbonization, showcase of best practices and more, essential to meet our nation’s NetZero commitments. CII Energy Efficiency Summit is an annual event which brings together industries across sectors, domain experts, industry leaders and policy makers for dialogues and recognitions to improve Energy Efficiency drive in the nation on a continuous basis supporting the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency.
