Toward T&D equipment free of fluorinated gases for sustainable, climate-neutral power grids
2021/11/02 A joint statement of T&D equipment manufacturers The recently published 6th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
What happens to used SF6?
What SF6's history? And why do gas handling processes around used SF6 matter? In the energy industry, Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) is...
- Dec 11, 2019
- 8 min
Grid switchgear uses SF6, the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. How do we regulate it?
Energy consumption and production activities are responsible for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (WEF, 2018: 6). For...
- Aug 21, 2019
- 4 min
“Accessibly sealed” generation of GIS: What opportunities are created through sensor integration?
SF6-based GIS are known for their compactness and low maintenance. They are hermetically sealed for life, which allows their users to...
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
Energy industry free from SF6: latest market developments that prove it is inevitable
Wind turbines silhouetted against setting sun
- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
Replacing SF6 with dry air reduces operational cost: the case of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Electricity pylon from below
- Jan 29, 2019
- 5 min
MV GIS vs AIS: where does the future lie?
The last few years the switchgear market has shown a growing demand on gas insulated switchgear and this growth is prognosed to steadily...
- Dec 6, 2018
- 10 min
Should the EU ban the world’s most potent greenhouse gas?
by Nicholas Ottersbach In 2014 the European Union (EU) reinforced a 2006 F-Gas regulation, aiming to strengthen measures to contain the...