Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) gas is one of the high global warming potential (GWP) gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol. In Malaysia’s Biennial Update Report 3, the Revised 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines were followed to estimate the SF<sub>6&...
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| description | Sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) gas is one of the high global warming potential (GWP) gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol. In Malaysia’s Biennial Update Report 3, the Revised 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines were followed to estimate the SF<sub>6</sub> emissions in the country, including the time series from 1990 to 2016. The majority of SF<sub>6</sub> emissions originate from the use of this gas in electrical equipment, where it is predominantly used in transmission switch gears, which have increased rapidly because of increasing electricity demand. SF<sub>6</sub> gas plays a significant role in greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia because this gas has a higher GWP than carbon dioxide. Hence, this SF<sub>6</sub> gas needs to be estimated using newer guidelines such as the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. Detailed activity data in the new methodology require stakeholders’ engagement with utility providers and government agencies. This paper describes the GHG inventory improvement plan, focusing on SF<sub>6</sub> emissions for Industrial Processes and Product Use for Malaysia through this transition of methodology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc27dd14d15b45a98cd9e733bce1440f2023-11-18T09:14:15ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-05-0114695610.3390/atmos14060956Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas InventoryEe Sann Tan0Fei Ling Pua1Renuga Verayiah2Nurul Syazalina3Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, MalaysiaSulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) gas is one of the high global warming potential (GWP) gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol. In Malaysia’s Biennial Update Report 3, the Revised 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines were followed to estimate the SF<sub>6</sub> emissions in the country, including the time series from 1990 to 2016. The majority of SF<sub>6</sub> emissions originate from the use of this gas in electrical equipment, where it is predominantly used in transmission switch gears, which have increased rapidly because of increasing electricity demand. SF<sub>6</sub> gas plays a significant role in greenhouse gas emissions in Malaysia because this gas has a higher GWP than carbon dioxide. Hence, this SF<sub>6</sub> gas needs to be estimated using newer guidelines such as the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. Detailed activity data in the new methodology require stakeholders’ engagement with utility providers and government agencies. This paper describes the GHG inventory improvement plan, focusing on SF<sub>6</sub> emissions for Industrial Processes and Product Use for Malaysia through this transition of methodology.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/6/956sulfur hexafluoridegreenhouse gasinventoryelectrical equipmentglobal warming potential |
| spellingShingle | Ee Sann Tan Fei Ling Pua Renuga Verayiah Nurul Syazalina Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Atmosphere sulfur hexafluoride greenhouse gas inventory electrical equipment global warming potential |
| title | Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
| title_full | Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
| title_fullStr | Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
| title_short | Improvement in the Methodological Estimation of Sulfur Hexafluoride Use in Electrical Equipment for Malaysia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
| title_sort | improvement in the methodological estimation of sulfur hexafluoride use in electrical equipment for malaysia s national greenhouse gas inventory |
| topic | sulfur hexafluoride greenhouse gas inventory electrical equipment global warming potential |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/6/956 |
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