g3: Get ready to implement SF6-free HV solutions

Bertrand PORTAL – GE GIS Product Management

ELFACK - May 8th 2019

Agenda

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Introduction
SF6 is a Greenhouse Gas
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

SF6 contributes 23,500 more

times to the greenhouse
effect than CO2
80% 10,000 tons
used in Transmission installed annually in
Industry HV equipment

It remains 20% increase

3200 years in atmospheric concentration
over past 5 years
in the atmosphere

SF6 is key to the electrical transmission industry,

However, it is a greenhouse gas with a strong global warming potential

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 SF6 Regulations
SF6 became the main insulating and switching GE / 3M New gas First First
medium for High Voltage equipment cooperation disclosed products energizations

1970’s 1997 1999 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2020
Kyoto Protocol COP15 Copenhagen COP21 Paris COP21, Paris
SF6 listed as a EU F-Gas reduce GHG emissions New EU Agreement Agreement EU Target
Greenhouse gas Regulation by 40 to 70% by 2050 F-gas 196 countries entry into to cut GHG
(vs. 2010) Regulation commit to force Emissions:
(emissions have to reduce their By 2020: -20%
be cut by 2/3 by GHG By 2030: -40%
US EPA California US EPA 2030 vs.2014) emissions By 2050: -80%
SF₆ Emission Global Warming Mandatory Reporting
Reduction Solutions Act of Greenhouse Gases

Growing number of SF6 regulations in the world

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 Standardization is moving forward
SF6 became the main insulating and
New gas First First
switching medium for High Voltage equipment GE / 3M disclosed products
cooperation energizations

1970’s 1997 1999 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2020
Existing
IEC and IEEE 3 Working Groups (A3.41, B3.45, D1.67)
standards are not 1 new brochure TB730
specific to SF6 but
need adaptations Kista meeting – creation of Ad-Hoc Start revision of IEC 62271-
for alternative group to review IEC standards 4
gases
Technical report on impact of alternative gases on existing standards
(PES-TR64) + creation of 2 new WG

Growing activity to adapt existing standards

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g3 Adoption
g3 Gas–Insulated Lines
420 kV, -25 °C
Denmark 5 sites – 2033 meters

Netherlands
Scotland
England
Germany
Switzerland
g3 Gas–Insulated Substations
France South Korea 145 kV, -25 °C
Spain
12 sites – 70 bays

g3 AIS – Instrument
Transformers
up to 245 kV, -30 °C
LEADING UTILITIES 3 sites – 6 CT – 3 CMU
16 Have decided to install
equipment with 3g
g3 AIS – Live Tank CB
123 kV, -30 °C
1 sites – 2 LT

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Environmental Wins

g3 Global Projects
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Global Warming Potential (GWP) of total
installed gas masses reduced by

>386,000 tons CO2e

>82,000 tons CO2e 
prevented from entering the
atmosphere over 40-yr operational period

Calculation based on multiplying GWP in carbon equivalent by tons of installed gas mass.
Calculation based on gas emission rate of 0.5% over 40 year lifetime: (GWP SF₆*0.5*40) – (GWP g³*0.5*40)

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What is g3
The Long Road to an SF6 Alternative

Many Candidates, Minimal Success GE Selection Criteria

N2
High dielectric strength
CO2 Dry
Air
Fluro-
ketones CF3I No voltage limitation
Low dielectric
225/45R17.
strength 225/45R17.
High boiling Toxicity Low liquefaction temperature
point

S E L E C T I V E

C R I T E R I A
Perfluoro-
Low global warming potential
Vacuum
carbons

Voltage High global Qualified non-toxic like SF6

limitations warming potential

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Gas Mixture
The 1st REAL technical and economical alternative to SF6
Environmental
• 99% reduction in Global Warming Potential impact (vs. SF 6)
• Same equipment dimension as SF6 switchgear

+ (lowest lifecycle impact of all available alternatives)

CO2 Performance
225/45R17.
• Same temperature ranges as SF6 (-30 to 55C)

Novec 4710
+ • No voltage or current limitation

C4F7N O2 Safety
• Classified non-toxic – same toxicity class as SF 6

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GIS Substation Carbon Footprint Analysis

100%
Gas emissions
90%
Gas production 145 kV GIS Lifecycle Assessment &
Electrical losses
80% Environmental Impact
Building
70% Material production
--70 %
60%

50%
225/45R17.v g3 offers the lowest
+37%
40% +33%
environmental footprint
30%
of all known technologies over
20%
the full product life cycle
10%

0%
F35-145kV (SF6) F35g-145kV (g3) C5K/CO2/O2 dry+air
Vacuum Dry air

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 Gas Management

10/27/22 Presentation Title 13

g³ – gas management
Gas supply

Gas handling
in factory
End of life

Operation & Gas handling on

maintenance site

Solutions developed with partners for complete life cycle of a substation

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g3 – Gas handling tools
Gas carts for gas filling, Gas quality check Gas leakage PPE
recovery and topping-up (humidity, ratio) detection

Complete set of tools developed to handle and check the gas safely and efficiently

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g3 – Gas handling in GIS factory
Routine tests in Swiss GIS factory Routine tests in German Routine tests in French
with g³ on complete AIS factory with g³ on GIS factory with g³ on
145 kV GIS bays 245 kV Current Transformers 420 kV GIL components

3 European factories industrialised to perform routine tests with g³ (1.2 M€ investment)

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g3 – Gas handling on site
Liquide to gas filling Indoor
application
Use of DILO gas cart
Small volumes of gas Liquide to gas filling Outdoor Liquide to gas filling Outdoor
application application
Gas to gas filling
Use of Air Liquide gas cart Use of Air Liquide gas cart

110 kV GIS in Switzerland 245 kV CTs in Germany 420 kV GIL in England 420 kV GIL in Scotland

Successful gas handling performed on the first 4 projects with g³

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Return on experience
• % of concentration < 0,1 %abs 620 kg of mixture filled
• Sequence time independent of weather conditions

750 kg of mixture filled

Sellindge – UK Kilmarnock – SCO

Climatic conditions : +5°C Wind Climatic conditions : -8°C Snow storm

Gas handling on site is proven

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g3 Portfolio and Applications
Applications - Portfolio
GAS-INSULATED LINES GAS-INSULATED AIS INSTRUMENT AIS
420 kV SUBSTATIONS TRANSFORMERS CIRCUIT-BREAKERS
145 kV 123 kV & 245 kV 145 kV

-99.3 % -99.1 % -99.2 % -99.3 %

CO2 equivalent of CO2 equivalent of CO2 equivalent of CO2 equivalent of
installed gas mass installed gas mass installed gas mass installed gas mass
For -25°C application For -25°C application For -30°C applications For -30°C applications

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420 kV GIL, National Grid, UK
230 m of GIL,  Sellindge Substation

g3 GIL
GIS

g3 GIL
Year of order: 2016 - Energization: 2017
in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 35,950
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 7,190
of emissions over 40 years

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132 kV GIS + 420 kV GIL, SSEN, Scotland
530m of GIL and 7 bays of 145 kV GIS, Fort Augustus Substation

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Year of order: 2018 – Construction beginning: April
2019
in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 72,000
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 14,000
of emissions over 40 years

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420 kV GIL, SSEN, Scotland
1020m of GIL, New Deer Substation

Year of order: 2018 - Commissioning: end 2019

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 130,000
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 26,000
of emissions over 40 years

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420 kV GIL, SPEN, UK
177 m of GIL, Kilmarnock Substation

GIL

GIS g3
GIL
Year of order: 2017 - Energization: 2018
in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 31,760
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 6,350
of emissions over 40 years

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110 kV GIS, AXPO, Switzerland
4 bays of 123 kV g3 + GIB

Year of order: 2017 - Energization: 2018

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 8,710
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 1,740
of emissions over 40 years

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63 kV GIS, RTE, France
7 bays of 72,5 kV g³ GIS at Grimaud Substation

Year of order: 2017 – Commissioning : Sept. 2019

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 17,750
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 8,880
of emissions over 40 years

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50 kV GIS, CERIUS, Haslev, Denmark
6 full 72.5 kV g³-GIS bays

Year of order: 2017 – Energization April 2019

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 9,230
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 1,850
of emissions over 40 years

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50 kV Project, Ørsted, Denmark
4 bays of 72.5 kV g³ GIS at Rodovre SS

Year of order: 2018 - Commissioning: end 2019

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 5,860
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 1,170
of emissions over 40 years

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110 kV project, EKW OEE, Switzerland
6 full bays of 123 kV g³-GIS at UW Zernez

Year of order: 2018 - Commissioning: 2019

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 8,700
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 1,760
of emissions over 40 years

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132 kV Project, SPEN, UK
16 bays DBB of 145 kV g³ GIS at Listerdrive SS

Year of order: 2018 - Commissioning: 2019

in tons of CO2e
CO2e reduction 23’400
of installed gas masses
CO2e reduction 4’680
of emissions over 40 years

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g3, what’s next ?
The journey to replace all SF6

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Conclusion
g3 is the first technical and economical alternative to SF6 for HV application

• Gas impact: low global warming potential: >99 % reduction versus SF6
• Substation life cycle impact: lowest CO2 footprint of all SF6-free substations
• Technical performance similar to today’s SF6 products
• Application: -25/-30 oC and all voltage levels
• Toxicity: Same toxicity class as SF6 (new and polluted gas)
• Same dimensions and footprint as for SF6 products
• R&D roadmap to deliver a full range up to 420 kV by 2024
• Already 16 TSO/DSO decided for g3

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Conclusion
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