# Beyond the quest for performance, let's target a sustainable power electronics technology

Jean-Christophe Crebier

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Jean-Christophe Crebier. Beyond the quest for performance, let's target a sustainable power electron-ics technology. The 26th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, GDR SEEDS France & EPE Association, Mar 2025, Paris, France. 10.34746/epe2025-0361 . hal-05067801

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# Beyond the quest for performance, let's target a sustainable power electronics technology

Jean-Christophe CREBIER

CNRS senior scientiste, G2Elab, Grenoble, France

## Abstract :

Massive electrification of modern societies is becoming a reality. Meanwhile, electrical and electronic equipment waste (WEEE) will grow faster than expected, from 75 to 82Mt annually in 2030. In between, there is a tiny path to be followed to ensure decarbonisation will not induce a terrible environmental burden while failing to drive us toward a sustainable world. We will review the limits of performance quest in power electronics and search for more desirable R&D perspectives related to eco-design and circularity.