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Why the European Union Should Ban SF6
SF6, the most potent greenhouse gas in existence, was banned for all applications in the EU in 2014 – except in the electricity industry. The reason for the exemption, writes Nicholas Ottersbach, researcher at German cleantech startup Nuventura, was that there was no viable alternative. But according to Ottersbach that is no longer the case. […]
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U.S. court denies request to rehear HFCs case
Note from FAN: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other fluorinated gases such as perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride, are potent greenhouse gases sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases (“High GWP gases”). Incredibly they are often used as substitutes for stratospheric ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, and halons. The court stated in it’s […]
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Nitrogen trifluoride: B.C. seeks study on a particularly powerful greenhouse gas
The province is spending up to $10,000 to see how much of a particular greenhouse gas is being emitted by businesses. In a request for proposal issued earlier this month, the environment ministry says it’s looking to quantify emissions of nitrogen trifluoride, a colourless, odorless, nonflammable gas that’s used in the production of microelectronics, predominantly […]
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The recovery of sulphur hexafluoride in focus for Taiyo Nippon Sanso Higashikanto
According to The Gas Review, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Higashikanto performs the recovery of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), used as an insulating gas in electrical transformers and other devices throughout Japan. They handle between 400 and 500 orders a year. SF6 is one of the gases set for reduction in usage in the Kyoto Protocol. Recovery work was […]
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ABB cuts greenhouse gases with green grid tech
ABB has launched an eco-efficient switchgear product in China. The technology firm claims its ZX2 AirPlus is a more sustainable version of the combination of disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers commonly used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment on a power grid. It says its medium-voltage gas-insulated switchgear will help China as the […]
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Changes to Inhalation toxicity values for Sulfuryl Fluoride and Dichlorodifluoromethane
Revisions to Inhalation Toxicity Values and Risk Screening. Reference Concentration for Long-Term: • Additions: Sulfuryl fluoride (Cal 06) • Dichlorodifluoromethane – Changed from 200 ug/m3 (HEAST 97) to 100 ug/m3 (USEPA 14) *Original online at http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/nj.inhalation-risk-changes.sulfuryl-f.cfc12.2017.pdf Notes from FAN: Dichlorodifluoromethane • from OSHA: Dichlorodifluoromethane, when at least 99.97% pure, is approved by the FDA as a […]
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EPA Rule: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Determination of Significant New Alternatives
Summary This determination of acceptability expands the list of acceptable substitutes pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. This action lists as acceptable additional substitutes for use in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector and the cleaning solvents sector. The List of EPA’s New Acceptable Substitutes, which are […]
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The Fear Of Bhangar: A Case Against Power Grid And High Voltage Transmission Line
People of the villages Khamarait, Machhi Bhanga, Tona, Gazipur etc. of Polerhat 2 Panchayet in Bhangar Assembly Constituency are very agitated. According to them, they are facing desperate situation due to the Government decision to set-up a Power Grid (440/220 KV) in that area. The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (a Govt. of India […]
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Honeywell signs R1234yf deal in China
Note from FAN: “… In a statement following a test at Mercedes’ HQ in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, Walter Pütz, director of vehicle certification and regulatory affairs at Mercedes-Benz Cars said: “the whole vehicle can catch fire and the burning refrigerant [R1234yf] generates acutely poisonous hydrogen fluoride which poses a severe danger to both passengers and […]
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Company ordered to pay £21,000 for releasing harmful greenhouse gas [sulphur hexafluoride] at port
A COMPANY which released a harmful greenhouse gas into the air while working at a south Essex port has been ordered to pay more than £21,000 by a court. Schneider Electric had been installing equipment at the DP World London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, when it released sulphur hexafluoride, known as SF6, and failed to […]
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