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2012 Workshop for SF6 Emission Reduction Strategies
2012 Workshop on SF6 Emission Reduction Strategies
Georgia Power Company Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
April 17-18, 2012
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
9:00 am
Welcome and Workshop Introduction
- Partnership Program, Sally Rand, U.S. EPA
- Morning Greeting, Chris Hobson, Chief Environmental Officer, Southern Company
9:20 am
Keynote: Climate Change Science
- Extreme Weather & Climate Change: Understanding the Link and Managing the Risk, Jay Gulledge, Senior Scientist and Director for Science and Impacts, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (PDF) (32 pp, 33M)
- Connections Between Global Climate Change and Smaller-Scale Weather Patterns, Stu Ostro, Senior Director of Weather Communications and Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel (PDF) (32 pp, 33M)
10:50 am
SF6 Gas Handling & Tracking
Moderated by Richard Lordan, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Moderated by Richard Lordan, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- SF6 Cylinder Filling Process, El Bullard, Airgas (PDF) (18 pp, 43K)
- Best Practices For Managing SF6 Gas Inventory – A Digital SF6 Gas Tracking Solution, Ted Atwood, Polar Technology (PDF) (13 pp, 1.2M)
- SF6 Gas Handling, Christian Wallner, Siemens (PDF) (36 pp, 5M)
- Gas Recovery from Medium Voltage Equipment, Justin Palmer, DILO Company (PDF) (18 pp, 1M)
12:15 pm
Workshop Luncheon
- Remarks from William Ball, Chief Transmission Officer, Southern Company
1:30 pm
EPA Partner Recognition Ceremony
2:00 pm
Partner Panel: Best Management Practices and SF6 Inventories
Moderated by Sally Rand, U.S. EPA
Moderated by Sally Rand, U.S. EPA
- An Asset Management Approach for SF6 Emission Reduction Programs, Robert Preston Lloyd, Southern California Edison (PDF) (16 pp, 384K) | An Asset Management Approach for EPA/CARB SF6 Regulations (PDF) (24 pp, 855K)
- ComEd's Roadmap to Success on SF6 Emission Reductions, Mark Slezak, ComEd (PDF) (18 pp, 1M)
- ITC SF6 Emission Reduction Programs and Equipment Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement, Mike McNulty and Joe Jasinki, ITC Holdings Corp (PDF) (17 pp, 1.5M)
- MidAmerican Energy Company Organizational Leadership, Tom Breen, MidAmerican Energy Company (PDF) (14 pp, 205K)
3:30 pm
SF6 Measuring, Monitoring, and Inventorying Techniques
Moderated by Bob Mueller, Airgas, Chairman of the NEMA SF6 Task Group
Moderated by Bob Mueller, Airgas, Chairman of the NEMA SF6 Task Group
- Mitigating Potential SF6 Leaks Through Early Leak Detection, Thomas Heckler, WIKA (PDF) (17 pp, 1.2M)
- Asset Management – The Key to Environmental Stewardship, John Eastman, INCON (PDF) (31 pp, 2M)
- SF6 Monitoring as a Companion to SF6 Gas Insulated Switchgear, David Kerr, Siemens-UK
4:30 pm
Round Robin: Technical Issues
Moderated by Mollie Averyt, ICF International
Moderated by Mollie Averyt, ICF International
5:30-7 pm
Reception at the Hilton Atlanta
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8:30 am
Morning Greeting
- Remarks from Ken Boyd, Southern Company
8:40 am
Climate Policy Update
9:10 am
Field Operations: Portable Technology and Leak Repair Techniques
Moderated by Paul Stewart, ICF International
Moderated by Paul Stewart, ICF International
- Under Pressure: SF6 Gas Leak Repairs, James Hackett, The Colt Group (PDF) (36 pp, 4.5M)
- Revolutionary New Technology for Testing and Measuring SF6 Purity and Decomposition Products, Vaughan Williams, Energy Maintenance Technologies (EMT) (PDF) (23 pp, 1.5M)
- Optical Gas Imaging for SF6 Leak Detection, Rob Raymer, FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc (PDF) (25 pp, 2.5M)
- Ultrasound Technology for Microscopic Leak Detection, Theophanis Theodorou, Consolidated Edison Company of NY (PDF) (9 pp, 1M)
10:50 am
EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Open Forum
11:40 am
Closing Remarks
12:00 pm
Workshop Adjourns
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Southern Company Site Tour – Forest Park