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The race to replace the powerful greenhouse gas that underpins the power grid
The power grid is underpinned by a single gas that is used to insulate a range of high-voltage equipment. The problem is, it’s also a super powerful greenhouse gas, a nightmare for climate change. Sulfur hexafluoride (or SF6) is far from the most common gas that warms the planet, contributing around 1% of warming to…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/02/1103398/greenhouse-gas-grid-sf6/
The power grid is underpinned by a single gas that is used to insulate a range of high-voltage equipment. The problem is, it’s also a super powerful greenhouse gas, a nightmare for climate change. Sulfur hexafluoride (or SF6) is far from the most common gas that warms the planet, contributing around 1% of warming to…
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/02/1103398/greenhouse-gas-grid-sf6/