End-of-life service

To support old equipment or cylinders filled with SF₆, and as a part of their end of life services, High Voltage Service offers SF₆ Gas Management Support. The solution supports the customer with the handling and management of the gas in an environmentally friendly environment. Another focus area of our service group is providing the most advanced methods to minimize the end of life environmental impact of all OEM assets.

This service provides the end customer with the confidence and security that the disposal truly has minimal impact. In this case, Hitachi Energy delivers a green solution by providing recycling gas services that utilize a patented Hitachi Energy technology (2012 Banksia Environmental Award winner of Clean Technology) to restore the impure gas back to 99.99% purity level, thus minimizing the environmental footprint necessary to maintain a safe and reliable transmission system.

Why Hitachi Energy?

• Extensive experience and use of the latest technology to help you understand the condition of your equipment.
• Global support network with extensive experience, because of which, High Voltage Service offers consultant services to support individual maintenance strategies based on the condition of the switchgear.
• Resources to environmentally manage and dispose of decommissioned equipment or non-functioning components.