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Proceedings for 2009 Workshop for SF6 Emission Reduction Strategies
2009 Workshop on SF6 Emission Reduction Strategies
Hyatt Regency
Phoenix, Arizona
February 4-5, 2009
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
8:30am Welcome and Workshop Introduction
8:50am Climate Change Policy Update
- U.S. Climate Change Policy Update, Katherine Sibold, U.S. EPA (PDF) (15 pp, 237K)
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: SF6 Carbon Offsets, Brian Jones, M.J. Bradley & Associates (PDF) (13 pp, 240K)
- Assembly Bill (AB) 32 and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6), Dave Mehl, California Air Resources Board (CARB) (PDF) (13 pp, 773K)
- European Union—Fluorinated Gas Regulation and its Impact on Manufacturers and Users of SF6 - Electric Power Equipment, Peter Glaubitz, Siemens (PDF) (23 pp, 1.1MB)
10:30am Training and Techniques for Field Personnel: SF6 Gas Handling & Tracking
- Techniques for Training: Educating Field Personnel on the Handling of SF6 Gas, Phil Marshall, Airgas (PDF) (14 pp, 278K)
- Department of Defense Ozone Depleting Substances Reserve, Robert Carwile, Department of Defense (DoD) (PDF) (16 pp, 1.2MB)
- SF6 Vendor provided Services during Equipment Commissioning, Decommissioning, and SF6 Reclaiming, Charlie Boice, Airgas (PDF) (19 pp, 447K)
- SF6 Emission Monitoring: State of the Art SF6 Tracking, Ron Hoffman, WIKA (PDF) (16 pp, 2.1MB)
1:00pm EPA Partner Recognition and Awards
1:45pm Partner Panel: Best Management Practices and SF6 Inventories
- Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) in Transmission and Distribution Equipment: APS's Proactive Leak Reduction Strategy and Progress, Robert Mills, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) (PDF) (25 pp, 1.8MB)
- Emission Reduction Strategy: Southern Company's SF6 Program, Ken Boyd, Southern Company (PDF) (15 pp, 816K)
- SF6 Emissions Reduction Strategy at ComEd Substations, Mark Slezak, ComEd (PDF) (16 pp, 796K)
- Emission Reduction Strategy: Prioritizing Repairs and Replacements, Theo Theodorou and Anastasia O'Malley, Consolidated Edison of New York (PDF) (19 pp, 573K)
3:45pm SF6 Leaks from Equipment: Leak Detection, Repair, Replacement
- Sensitivity Reliability of Gas Imaging Leak Detection of SF6, Robert Stokes and Tom McRae, Spectral Inc. (PDF) (13 pp, 371K)
- PSE&G Field Experience and Research Findings in SF6 Leak Sealing, Detection, and Training, Karen Noe, Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) (PDF) (21 pp, 489K)
- Tracking Down the Greenhouse Gas SF6 with Infrared Thermography, Paul A. Czerepuszko and Robert Raymer, FLIR Systems (PDF) (20 pp, 639K)
- Residual Life Concepts Applied to HV Gas Insulated Switchgear Considering SF6 Tightness, Peter Glaubitz, Siemens (PDF) (30 pp, 2.6MB)
5:30pm Adjourn
Thursday, February 5, 2009
8:30am Morning Greeting and APS Site Tour Information
8:45am SF6 Emissions Reductions through Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse (PDF) (47 pp, 859K)
- This training session will include simple and economical ways for field personnel to handle and re-use SF6. Topics of discussion will include a brief overview of the physical/chemical properties of SF6, followed by step by step instructions on how to properly test and handle SF6 during equipment maintenance. Additionally the session will address the internationally accepted purity requirements to allow the re-use of SF6, ways to eliminate SF6 handling losses, cylinder handling, transportation and personnel safety. Lukas Rothlisberger, Dilo Company
10:45am SF6 Emissions Reductions through Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse
- Continued: Training Session: A Refresher on the Three R's—SF6 Emission Reductions Through Recovery/Recycling/Reuse, Lukas Rothlisberger, Dilo Company
11:30am Closing Remarks
12:00pm Workshop Adjourns