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          Toward T&D equipment free of fluorinated gases


          A joint statement of T&D equipment manufacturers



              he recently published sixth     toward a more sustainable future. Each of the undersigned is committed to delivering
              Intergovernmental Panel on      T&D equipment free of fluorinated-gas and PFAS-gas needed to enable this transition.
         TClimate Change (IPCC) report           The first F-gas free products are successfully in operation, and each of the signing
          shows the seriousness of the climate   companies is committed to close the remaining portfolio gaps in the upcoming years
          crisis. Human activity is changing   in order to deliver on science-based net zero targets (SBTI) that companies are setting.
          the climate in unprecedented and    These products will help deliver our own company health and climate commitments
          sometimes irreversible ways. The    while enabling environmental improvements.
          electrical transmission and distribution   You are welcome to join in delivering this ambition and building truly sustainable
          (T&D) industry has an opportunity   clean power grids for a climate-neutral future. The undersigned will continue to
          to lead society’s response to deliver   develop, manufacture, sell, and service independently. This statement shall in no way
          infrastructures that are targeting   create any joint responsibility or liability or any form of cooperation or joint venture.
          climate-neutral objective to underpin
          the transition to net zero emission   Signatories include:
          economies.                          Soo Hwang, President and CEO, ILJIN Electric Company; John Paserba, Vice President,
            The clean transportation of low-  Power Systems Group, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products; Nobuaki Tamaki, Director
          carbon electricity is an essential element   and Senior Managing Executive Officer, MEIDENSHA Corporation; Dr Fabian Lemke,
          of national decarbonization plans,   Co-founder and CEO, Nuventura GmbH; Dr Ulf Katschinski, Senior Vice President,
          which will underpin the sustainable   Transmission Switching Products and Systems, Siemens Energy Global GmbH and Co KG;
          economies of the future. In conjunction   Melton Chang, Senior Vice President – Medium Voltage LoB, Schneider Electric; Stephan
          with decarbonized power generation   May, CEO of Distribution Systems at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Siemens AG; Koji
          using renewable energy sources, it is   Saito, Vice President, Director Grid Aggregation Division, Toshiba Energy Systems and
          vital to do the same for T&D power grids   Solutions Corporation; Masanori Osumi, General Manager, Switchgear department T
          upon which the system relies. For over   and D Systems Centre, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
          50 years, the recognized insulation and
          switching performance as well as proven   Contact Chika Yamada, Toshiba Africa, Phone 011 305-2820,
          and stable characteristics of SF6 have   chika.yamada@toshiba.co.za, www.toshiba.co.za
          contributed to the reliability, efficiency,
          and resilience of power network
          facilities, enabling compact equipment
          for all voltage classes. However, because
          SF6 has a global warming potential over
          25 000 times greater than CO 2, action is
          now required to achieve truly sustainable
          power grids. To enable this change, we
          need to limit the SF6 emissions and
          install new electrical equipment using
          clean, reliable and non-toxic alternatives.
            As equipment manufacturers, we
          embrace our responsibility to society
          and are fully committed to the net
          zero goal. Each of the undersigned has
          already developed or is in the process of
          developing T&D equipment completely
          free of fluorinated gases. The phase-out
          of fluorinated and PFAS-gases (per- and
          polyfluoroalkyl substances) in electrical
          T&D equipment, where alternatives are
          available, would accelerate progress





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