2025 Onsite Content Agenda Sessions

Introduction by ICA Europe and CWIEME

• ICA motor workshops since 2011, topics discussed so far, 
|ongoing agenda
• CWIEME trade show and conference
• EU policy context: revision of the Ecodesign regulation, Fit 
For 55, Energy Efficiency Directive, EU Critical Raw Materials 
Act, criticality assessment of key technologies
 

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Sustainability: The Use Phase (high energy performance)

• Applications / sectors where customers already ask for higher efficiency than current regulations
• Technologies used and in development for the very high 
efficiency segment/applications (fixed vs variable speed 
uses)
• Debate: Should the upcoming regulation revise upwards the minimum energy performance requirements for motors? 
Which power segments?
 

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Sustainability: The Manufacturing Phase (low-carbon materials and processes)

Low emissions in manufacturing
• Scope 3: supply of sustainable, low-carbon raw materials
• Recycling manufacturing scrap
• Recycled content: what is feasible and what advantage it 
brings
 

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Sustainability: Maintenance, Repair, and the End-of -Life Phase (life extension and looping material

How can the life of a motor be extended (innovation in 
maintenance, repairs…)? In which cases is it usually made? Is 
there an opportunity for improvement in this field, to reach 
new motor classes and sizes?
• What happens to motors when they come to the end-of-life? Different treatments depending on their size.
• Which business models could be developed to improve the 
circularity with full recovery and minimal downcycling of materials?
 

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Wrap-up. Tentative messages for presentation and debate in the public panel on the 4th June

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Unlocking the Future of Copper: Supply Security, Recycled Content, and Sustainability

Copper is a strategic raw material for the energy transition. This session will answer some key questions, that are crucial for the sector:

How secure is the supply of copper in Europe? Can recycled copper be used in motors and transformers? Why is high recycled content not a silver bullet for procurement managers? What are the most realistic sustainability requirements in tenders? What are the levers for the decarbonisation of copper supplies?

The presentation will focus on copper's role as a strategic raw material for the energy transition, particularly in transformers and motors:

• Copper has a low supply risk within the EU, thanks to a strong and diversified value chain, with the European industry investing in increased mining, refining, processing, and recycling under the Critical Raw Materials Act.
• Progress in copper decarbonisation will be discussed, including an analysis of carbon emissions and key decarbonisation strategies
• For procurement managers, copper's recyclability without property loss is a key advantage for the circular economy, though both mined and recycled copper will be needed to meet growing demand. Ongoing improvements in climate and ESG credentials are encouraged.

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Workshop Outcome Highlights: Shaping Motors for a Zero Carbon Economy. Accelerating Sustainability

This session will present the topline conclusions of the multi-faceted approach to sustainability in the motor industry discussed on the Workshop “Shaping Motors for a Zero Carbon Economy”.

It will cover the key regulatory developments shaping energy performance, the use of low-carbon materials in manufacturing, and strategies for extending motor life through repair and recycling. With contributions from motor manufacturers, suppliers the panel will debate the next steps toward achieving high-efficiency motors and a circular economy

• EU Policy Context: Overview of Ecodesign regulation, Fit for 55, and critical raw materials assessment, and their implications for the motor sector.
• Energy Performance: How ongoing regulation revisions may raise minimum efficiency requirements, and applications already demanding higher efficiency than current regulations.
• Sustainable Manufacturing: The shift to low-carbon materials, supply chain sustainability, and the recycling of manufacturing scrap to reduce environmental impact.
• End-of-Life & Circular Economy: Strategies to extend motor life through maintenance, repair, and innovative business models for recycling and reusing materials at the end-of-life phase.

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