Emissions from SF6 appliances in Norway. Additional report No. 2

The report presents facts regarding the Norwegian SF6 emissions and the significance for the Norwegian climatic gas accounts in order to evaluate whether 12-24 kV SF6 appliances are environmentally acceptable. Estimations show that emissions from such equipment contribute with about 0.2 % of the total Norwegian CO2 emissions in 1993. The SF6 which is stored in electric appliances, may either be recycled or decomposed to more environmentally acceptable end products. The report concludes that the contribution to the greenhouse effects from SF6 appliances is minimal