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... The following example shows how a crane for waste disposal with a 55 kW hoist motor, a 9 kW crane travel motor and a 4.5 kW trolley travel motor as well as a regenerative frequency converter can save an estimated 15.6 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy per year according to ABB - or the equivalent of around 2,300 euros. This 32% reduction corresponds to the average annual energy consumption of four German households. Another field of application with high energy saving potential ...