MIGRATING TO A MORE CERTAIN FUTURE

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MIGRATING TO A MORE CERTAIN FUTURE

Published: 19 August 2022 · Category: Product Catalogues & Brochures

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— MIGRATING TO A MORE CERTAIN FUTURE Preparing for the imminent F-gas regulation with low pressure SF₆-free medium voltage gas insulated switchgear — The migration has already begun The reduction of emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases has been underway since the European Union (EU) passed its first F-gas Regulation in 2006, a move that stabilized EU F-gas emissions four years later in 2010. The regulations were revised in 2015 and replaced with Regulation (EU) 517/2014 which sets a deadline of 2030 for cutting the region’s F-gas emissions by two-thirds compared with 2014 levels. With a fixed goal in sight, the move towards less global reliance on F-gases has gathered pace in the last half a decade, and now, less than nine years from achieving the EU’s mission, a third regulatory review is underway. Initiated by the publication of a new regulation proposal, the EU has now outlined its plans to go further. It proposes that SF₆ is banned in new medium voltage electrical equipment installations in two stages. Using SF₆ in new applications up to 24 kV would be prohibited from 2026-01-01, followed by applications up to 52 kV from 2030-01-01. The proposal notes however, that prohibiting SF₆ equipment from being placed on the market in this way, is only achievable if suitable...