A new global challenge is looking for sustainable and innovative solutions to reinvent instrument transformers
Arteche, a global manufacturer of electrical equipment with presence in over 127 countries, has joined forces with ennomotive, the leading engineering innovation platform, to improve the sustainability of instrument transformers.
Arteche’s instrument transformers, widely used in power grids around the world, use an insulation system based on paper impregnated with dielectric oil. This is a technically efficient solution, with decades of proven reliability, but it brings an environmental challenge: During manufacturing, to properly impregnate the insulating paper, an “excess” volume of oil is needed, and it remains “free” in the equipment.
Seeking innovative solutions
Through this open challenge, Arteche and ennomotive invite solvers and tech. companies from around the world to propose innovative solutions that significantly reduce or eliminate free oil in Transformers.
Proposals may include new insulating materials, alternative technologies, or modifications to manufacturing processes to achieve these goals.
A call looking for global engineering talent
This challenge is open to engineers, startups, technology centres, and universities worldwide with experience in electrical design, insulating materials, electrical equipment development, and industrial sustainability.
Arteche, the seeker, offers cash prizes for the top proposals submitted by individual solvers, and funding for selected companies to conduct a pilot, in addition to becoming a part of its innovation ecosystem.
Professionals and organisations interested in participating must register at ennomotive.com, join the Arteche challenge, and submit their proposals before July 27th, 2025.
More information: https://www.ennomotive.com/challenge/reducing-or-replacing-excess-oil-in-instrument-transformers/
About Arteche
https://www.arteche.com
Arteche is a Spanish multinational company and a leader in the electrical sector. It develops equipment and solutions for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Founded in 1946, it operates in more than 175 countries and has around 2,800 employees. Its core business is the manufacturing and commercialisation of measuring transformers, among other products. The company has factories and research centres in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Arteche’s priorities focus on developing an efficient, reliable, and sustainable power transmission and distribution network, aligned with the challenges of the energy transition. Key focus areas include:
- The use of digital technologies.
- Asset and data management, including digital twins.
- The design and development of innovative equipment.
- The sustainability of its products.
About ennomotive
https://www.ennomotive.com
ennomotive is the leading open innovation platform that connects companies with engineers and startups from all over the world to solve technology and engineering challenges. Companies post their challenges as a kind of contest on the platform and reward the best solutions with cash prizes, projects and recognition.
The platform operates globally with customers from diverse industries such as automotive, energy, mining, construction, manufacturing and others. Since 2015 ennomotive has organized +100 global challenges related to mechanical engineering, electrical, energy and water, 3D printing, IoT, satellite, AI, new materials, etc.