High Voltage Switchgear & Breakers

Breakthrough technology unlocks the widest range in eco-efficient switchgear applications and accelerates the energy transition

The CIGRE Biennial Session is held in Paris, France in even number years. It is the number one global power system event in the world, bringing together some 9000 power industry participants from over 90 countries, including 3500 international experts and other decision-makers. Over 160 working meetings, over 30 Study Committee sessions and around 400 papers focus on and discuss the association’s 16 fields of activities.

Fingrid takes yet another step to phase out sulfur hexaflouride (SF₆) from its high-voltage equipment. EconiQ Live Tank Breaker – LTA for 145-kilovolt (kV) to be installed at Heinola substation in Finland will help to do just that.

The innovation called EconiQ^™ retrofill uses eco-efficient gas mixture to support National Grid in achieving their sustainability targets.

SP Energy Networks is contributing to achieve the decarbonization goals by avoiding the addition of over 3,000 kilograms of sulfur hexafluoride to the transmission electricity network.

Hitachi Energy has signed a frame agreement with Norway’s major distribution grid company, BKK Nett to install EconiQ™ Live Tank Breakers (LTA) 145 kV in more than 10 substations in the western region. For Hitachi Energy, this is the very first frame agreement globally for its EconiQ eco-efficient breaker technology.