Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) gas is a very popular insulating medium and has been the bedrock of gas insulated switchgear (GIS) for over four decades. Today, the world is getting increasingly conscious of the high global warming potential (GWP) Read more
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new 400kV electricity substation in Bengeworth Road, Lambeth with teams from National Grid and Linxon making a start on the construction of the substation. The new substation in Read more
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has expanded its sustainable blue GIS portfolio with the “8DAB 40”. This switchgear for primary distribution networks up to 40.5kV uses clean air as an insulating medium With a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than Read more
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is the most popular insulating medium used in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). SF6, however, has been regarded as a “greenhouse” gas and can cause potential ecological damage. Due to Read more
As the world moves towards zero CO2 emissions, it has become imperative to consider alternatives to SF6 – the most popular gas insulating medium used in high-voltage electrical equipment, which unfortunately Read more
National Grid, a leading grid operator in UK and USA, has partnered with Hitachi Energy in a pilot project to replace SF6 with a greener alternative. The pilot project will be conducted at the Richborough substation in Kent. This Read more
Siemens Energy is investing over 60 million Euros in a new production facility in its plant at Berlin, the capital city of Germany. In the future, vacuum interrupters will be manufactured in the company’s switchgear plant in 6,200 sqm Read more
Leading power T&D equipment makers including Siemens, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric, among others, have issued a joint statement on moving towards power T&D equipment that is free of fluorinated gases, with the ultimate aim of achieving sustainable, climate-neutral power Read more
In cooperation with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, E.ON subsidiary Westnetz, one of Germany's largest distribution grid operators, has expanded its Bekond substation in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with a fluorine gas-free NXPLUS C 24 circuit-breaker panel. It is Read more
Siemens Energy and Mitsubishi Electric have signed an MoU to conduct a feasibility study on the joint development of high-voltage switching solutions with zero global-warming potential (GWP) that substitute greenhouse gases with clean air for insulation. The MoU was Read more