Reporting obligation for producers to the EU Commission

Article 19 (EU) F-Gas Regulation 517/2014

Article 19 of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 stipulates the reporting obligation concerning the use of the SF₆ gas to the European Commission. First by 31 March 2015 and every year thereafter, imported and exported quantities of > 22 kg (500 t CO₂ equivalent) SF₆ per year in switchgear and/or > 4.4 kg (100 t CO₂ equivalent) per year as bulk (in cylinders and containers) are to be reported. This mainly concerns importers and exporters. Reporting by the producers is only required if larger quantities of SF₆ are delivered in separate vessels (> 4.4 kg SF₆/year).

Operators of SF₆-insulated switchgear, however, are not required to report the use of SF₆ to the EU Commission. There is a reporting obligation only if the energy supplier imports and/or exports SF₆ gas from outside the EU into the European Community, be it as gas in switchgear for quantities of > 500 t CO₂ equivalent (> 22 kg SF₆) or more or as bulk in cylinders or other vessels for quantities of > 100 t CO₂ equivalent (> 4.4 kg SF₆) or more.

For SF6 gas monitoring, i.e. for the registration of SF₆ consumption volumes and the stock management of SF₆ gas, DILO supplies different devices and software, which considerably facilitate stock management and preparation of the mass balance.

Furthermore, it is possible to recondition or prepare used SF₆ gas for reuse. This means that SF₆ gas mixtures (N₂/air and/or CF₄) can be prepared for reuse up to a purity degree of > 99.9 % and the costs for storage, disposal and transportation can thus be minimised.

DILO offers you the reconditioning of SF₆ gas for reuse as a service. For more information on this topic, see section “DILO Certified Gas”.