Paris, FRANCE and VästerÃ¥s, SWEDEN -- The project will include the design, engineering, delivery, and erection & commissioning of eight bays of switchgear.

According to GE Renewable Energy, the company was awarded a contract to install  Sweden's first SF₆ free gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) at the Vattenfall Eldistribution AB Lindhov substation in Tumba approximately 25 km (miles) from the center of Stockholm.

The new switchgear will feature an eco-friendly alternative to the potent greenhouse gas SF₆ .

According to Mikael Grage, Managing Director of Sweden at GE's Grid Solutions, utility operators are becoming increasingly aware of their environmental footprint and the impact it has on their communities and the world around them.

A recent EU Commission report concluded that fluoronitrile-based gas mixtures - such as the gas in these new green switchgears may be the only insulating and switching gas alternative to SF₆ when space is a constraint, such as in urban areas because fluoronitrile-based gas products feature the same compactness and performance as traditional SF₆ equipment.

Source: GE