LONDON, Oct 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The European heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry is undergoing unprecedented change. The dynamics driving the change-technological innovation in building design and energy conservation-are altering the market and ultimately affecting equipment and applications. Several factors, including spiralling energy costs and mandatory compliance with energy efficiency standards, together with a focus on air quality and its impact on human health, are boosting the European HVAC electric drives sector. Regional trends, such as infrastructural growth in Eastern Europe, are reinforcing market potential.
Escalating energy prices across Europe are underlining the need to implement electric drives to minimise energy bills and achieve better efficiency. At the same time, efforts to minimise its carbon footprint will compel the HVAC sector to limit energy usage. These trends highlight the importance of electric drives as an advanced and cost-effective energy-reduction solution to control HVAC components.
The cost of implementing electric drives for low-range HVAC applications is sometimes perceived as being too high. To encourage wider use, market participants will need to manufacture low-cost, off-the-shelf solutions for specific tasks. Convincing end users to implement drives in their HVAC applications, especially during economic slowdowns, is a challenge for drives manufacturers. Declining prices are another market obstacle. Intense competition is causing the prices of drives to drop, affecting the profit margins of manufacturers. This has been exacerbated by the entry of low-cost Asian competitors, who have gained a significant proportion of the domestic customer base for European manufacturers over a short span of four to five years.
Penetration into the regional markets in Eastern Europe is viewed as a strategic response to such challenges. Many drives manufacturers are shifting their manufacturing bases to Eastern Europe to reduce their production outlays and to cater to the increased automation needs of the countries in this region. Moreover, the heavy investments being made in infrastructure, expansion of industrial and production bases and other discrete industries, of which HVAC drives are an integral part, are luring HVAC drives manufacturers to this region.
Electric Drives Market in European HVAC Industry
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