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Siemens revamps German substation – replacing SF6 with ‘clean air’
German transmission system operator TransnetBW has commissioned Siemens to retrofit a large substation as part of up grid upgrades needed to integrate more wind. Siemens will supply the new switchgear for the 380 kV Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg. The commissioning of the turnkey solution at Daxlanden – one of the largest substations in Germany […]
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Hydrolysis of Formyl Fluoride Catalyzed by Sulfuric Acid and Formic Acid in the Atmosphere.
Abstract Formyl fluoride (HFCO) is an important atmospheric molecule, and its reaction with the OH radical is an important pathway when degradation of HFCO is considered in earth’s troposphere. Here, we study the hydrolysis of formyl fluoride (HFCO + H2O) with sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and formic acid (HCOOH) acting as catalysts by utilizing M06-2X, CCSD(T)-F12a, […]
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South Korea’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit New High in 2017
The Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center of the Ministry of Environment announced on Oct. 7 that South Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions totaled a record high of 709.14 million tons in 2017, up 2.4 percent from a year earlier. The previous high was 696.7 million tons in 2013. Specifically, greenhouse gas emissions for electricity and […]
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World’s Worst Greenhouse Gas Lurks at a Power Station Near You
GE aims to remove sulfur hexafluoride from electric gear Gas has 23,500 times warming potential of CO2, doesn’t go away The most potent greenhouse gas yet measured doesn’t spew by the ton from cars or trucks. You won’t find it in human breath, and cows don’t belch it. Yet sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, can do […]
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Wind energy, CO2, climate change and SF6 in perspective
A recent article on BBC News about sulphur hexafluoride gas – or SF6 – says that its use is rising as an ‘unintended consequence of the green energy boom’. The BBC article is based on a study by Cardiff University about the British electricity network. The article says that an increase in the use of […]
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Could renewables be emitting the most potent greenhouse gas in existence?
Scientists suggest that emissions of Sulphur hexafluoride, which is commonly used as an electric insulator, are rising rapidly Emissions of what is thought to be the most potent greenhouse gas in existence are rising rapidly – and it could be due to renewables. That’s according to reports from the BBC, which claims to have learned […]
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Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6 ).Climate change: Electrical industry’s ‘dirty secret’ boosts warming
Note from Fluoride Action Network This article has excellent graphics which we couldn’t capture. Recommend that you read this article online at BBC here It’s the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years, the BBC has learned. Sulphur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used in the electrical […]
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PG&E Phases Out SF6 Greenhouse Gas
California utility formulates a plan to eliminate the use of SF6 in all high-voltage gas-insulated equipment. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Sustainability Leadership Council challenged its Substation Asset Strategy department to come up with a plan to phase out the use of sulfur hexafluoride in all high-voltage gas-insulated equipment. Like carbon dioxide, SF6 is a […]
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Draft for comment: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, 1990-2017
SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2017 is available for public review. EPA requests recommendations for improving the overall quality of the inventory report to be finalized in April 2019, as well as subsequent inventory reports. DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of the document, […]
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Chillventa 2018 – the Baked Alaska of refrigerants business debate
Changes in refrigerant gases have taken centre stage at the biennial Chillventa exhibition, running this week from 16th to 18th October in Nürnberg, Germany. The event has been likened to a ‘Baked Alaska’ – the weather has been stunningly warm and sunny outside as Bavaria enjoys another golden autumn, but the talk inside was decidedly […]
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