New reporting obligation for manufacturers to the European Commission

Article 19 of the F-gas regulation (EU) 517/2014

The new F-Gas Regulation (EU) no. 517/2014 provides in its article 19 that manufacturers of SF₆-insulated electrical switchgear shall report to the European Commission about the usage of SF₆ gas, starting on 31 March 2015 and annually thereafter. From a quantity of 500 t CO₂ equivalents (corresponds to approx. 22 kg SF₆) that they place onto the market each year with their products, they must report to the European Commission the respective number of items per product category and the amount of contained SF₆. This means: unlike before, manufacturers must report considerably smaller quantities and disclose more detailed information concerning their products.

Operators of SF₆-insulated switchgear do however not have to report to the European Commission about the usage of SF₆. There shall only be a reporting obligation for energy providers importing or exporting quantities of SF₆ gas of > 22 kg/year from/to outside the EU into/from the European Community, whether as gas in switchgear or as bulk product in cylinders or other containers.

For SF₆ gas monitoring, i.e. for the registration of SF₆ consumption volumes and the stock management of SF₆ gas, DILO supplies different devices and software, which considerably facilitate stock management and preparation of the mass balance.

In addition, there is the option of preparation of used SF₆ gas by means of DILO separation units. With this, SF₆ gas mixtures (N₂/air and/or CF₄) up to a purity level of ≥ 99 % can be prepared, minimising costs for storage, disposal and transport.

DILO offers the preparation option also on a service base.

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