MP welcomes world’s largest substation of its kind in New Deer
Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has welcomed the news that the New Deer SSEN substation has become the world’s largest installation of g3 SF6-free gas, reducing its CO2 impact by the equivalent of over 117,000 tons.
For the first time, the company has energised a gas-insulated substation on its network with GE’s g3 gas instead of the more extensively used SF₆ gas. The new substation will not only provide a connection for 900MW new clean renewable energy to the grid from Moray East Offshore Windfarm, but by installing g3 gas, it is helping to support the transition to net zero emissions and the fight against climate change. SF₆ is a greenhouse gas that is 23,500 times more harmful to the earth’s atmosphere than carbon dioxide (CO2) and stays in the atmosphere for up to 3200 years.
By using g3 gas instead, the environmental impact is drastically reduced – it has more than 99 per cent less gas global warming potential. With New Deer substation now home to the world’s largest installation of GE’s g3 SF6-free gas, its CO2 impact has been reduced by the equivalent of 117,128 tons CO2eq.
Scottish Conservative MP for Banff and Buchan David Duguid said:
“The path to net zero in the north east is really starting to take shape and this announcement from SSEN represents that perfectly – with the new gas insulation at New Deer removing the equivalent of 117,000 tons of CO2 from the more conventional gases used.
“The energy sector in the north east is clearly the best placed to lead the transition to a greener and sustainable energy future, with the skills, resources, manpower and support of the UK Government.
““I look forward to seeing further progress, especially as the 900MW Moray East Offshore Windfarm plugs into the New Deer substation in the near future.”