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450 Tons/Year
The current operational capacity of our proprietary industrial plant dedicated to gas regeneration.
Mastering SF₆ with Absolute Responsibility
In 2005, the global energy sector faced a profound structural evolution. Driven by the Kyoto Protocol and the first strict European directives, the industry suddenly found itself having to redefine its greenhouse gas management models.
From the very beginning, we analyzed this scenario and identified a fundamental operational vulnerability: in the face of a rapidly changing legislative framework, field personnel did not yet possess the necessary know-how to safely manage the transition.
Instead of considering this gap as a reason to decommission strategic grid assets, we designed an alternative path. We developed concrete solutions to allow utilities not to give up the extraordinary properties of SF₆, but to use it in a responsible, safe, and circular way.
By merging regulatory compliance with real-world operations, we built an integrated ecosystem based on elite training, predictive telemetry, and industrial regeneration. Today, we make it possible to preserve the unmatchable technical performance of SF₆, guaranteeing infrastructure grids a zero-emission and fully sustainable lifecycle.
Our Mission
Our Mission
To guide the global energy sector toward management of SF₆-containing assets grounded in maximum rigor and a zero-leakage target, transforming the complexities of the ecological transition into a concrete and self-sufficient circular economy model.
Our Vision: Pragmatic Stewardship
We welcome the future of alternative and eco-friendly gases, but we believe that true sustainability must be founded on industrial reality. With over 513,000 tonnes of SF₆ currently installed in electrical grids worldwide, decommissioning global infrastructures overnight is not a viable path, neither from an economic nor an ecological perspective.
Our vision is based on pragmatic management: the certainty that the most sustainable resource is the one already in use. We envision a long-term energy transition where existing high-voltage assets are protected, optimized, and infinitely regenerated, avoiding premature decommissioning and unnecessary waste.
The Team and Our Academy: Competence and Certification for the Industry
Our philosophy of “pragmatic management” is driven by an elite engineering team and transferred to the global market through an excellent educational pathway. We do not just respect industry safety standards: we are an accredited body for teaching, assessing, and certifying skills.
- The pioneering training center in Italy: Operating since 2012, Synecom’s training center was the absolute first facility nationwide to be certified and accredited for training on SF₆ management.
- Over 1,000 certified professionals: We have educated, trained, and qualified more than a thousand technicians and engineers, raising the operational standards of the largest utilities in the sector.
- RINA and CEPAS Accredited Assessment Body: In synergy with leading certification bodies (including RINA and CEPAS – Bureau Veritas Group), we deliver specialized compliance courses and practical exams for the official issuance of the European F-Gas License, mandatory for anyone handling SF₆ gas.
- Uncompromising engineering know-how: Our core team possesses more than 17 individual specialized qualifications, including in-house personnel certified for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) according to the UNI EN ISO 9712 standard. This expertise guarantees perfect molecular tightness, vacuum execution, and structural integrity of all our pressurized systems.
Synecom in Numbers: Impact and Certifications
Our engineering vision is backed by an unassailable compliance architecture, built on over 30 strategic certifications and validated by internationally renowned inspection bodies such as APAVE. Here is the measurable impact of our technologies:
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218.9 kt of CO₂eq avoided:
The greenhouse emissions eliminated each year by our solutions, an environmental benefit equivalent to removing 3.3 billion kilometers traveled by a standard vehicle.
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Experience since 2005
A historical know-how linking our industrial roots to the dawn of the first global regulations on fluorinated gases (F-Gases).
The Regulatory Guarantee: REACH Registration
We do not just treat SF₆ gas: we reintroduce it to the market in compliance with the highest legal parameters. Synecom holds an official REACH Registration specifically approved for the regeneration of SF₆.
This rigorous legal and technical framework authorizes us to treat used SF₆, restoring it to a purity level equal to or higher than that of virgin gas, and then legally commercialize it. For our partners, this translates into the guarantee of a certified circular economy, the elimination of regulatory risks, and a drastic reduction in supply and disposal costs.
Integrated Management Systems and Infrastructural Qualifications
By choosing Synecom, utilities optimize processes and eliminate management complexities thanks to an integrated system verified by accredited third-party bodies:
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ISO 14001:2015
Environmental Management System (with a specific and certified scope of application for the industrial regeneration activity of SF₆ gas).
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ISO 9001:2015
Quality Management System.
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ISO 45001:2018
Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
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SOA Attestation
Official qualification for the execution of complex infrastructure works, energy transmission networks, and large distribution plants (Categories: OG6, OG9, OG10, OS3).
Integrated Management System Policy (Quality, Environment, Health and Safety)
Outlines the organization’s principles and commitments to quality, environment, health, and safety within a certified integrated management system.
The Evolution of Grid Standards: The CIGRÉ Network
As an active member of CIGRÉ (International Council on Large Electric Systems), Synecom contributes directly to the global technical community that defines the future of high-voltage infrastructure. Our engineering teams collaborate with leading TSOs and OEM manufacturers worldwide within specialized study committees. This synergy ensures that our solutions constantly anticipate future international IEC standards and global regulatory frameworks.
Frquently Asked Questions
What you need to know
For specific requirements, contact our engineering team
What distinguishes Synecom’s ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification from generic corporate standards?
While most companies obtain ISO 14001 certification for managing generic or administrative environmental aspects (such as office energy efficiency), Synecom’s system is specifically targeted and audited for the industrial process of SF₆ gas regeneration. This means that our proprietary regeneration plants, operational handling protocols, and emission prevention infrastructures are rigorously validated at an industrial level. It represents the highest guarantee against greenwashing risks, ensuring real, traceable, and fully certified circular economy processes.
What is the operational advantage for a utility in choosing a partner with an Integrated Management System (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 37001)?
It radically simplifies supplier qualification and eliminates the fragmentation of operational responsibilities. SF₆ management involves interconnected risks: technical performance (ISO 9001), environmental compliance (ISO 14001), occupational safety in high-voltage environments (ISO 45001), and ethical-corporate anti-corruption compliance (ISO 37001). By choosing a partner whose systems are perfectly integrated and audited under a single matrix, utilities avoid the need to coordinate multiple contractors. The result is a single strategic, legally solid, and technically flawless interlocutor for the entire lifecycle of the grid assets.
What is the value of Synecom’s CIGRÉ membership for the protection of the clients’ grid?
CIGRÉ is the leading reference body for high-voltage power grids, bringing together Transmission System Operators (TSOs), market-leading OEM manufacturers, and advanced research centers. As an active member, Synecom participates directly in the technical committees where future guidelines and international IEC standards are outlined. For our clients, this translates into a strategic competitive advantage: every predictive monitoring architecture and circular strategy we engineer is already designed to meet not only current regulations, but also the future infrastructural requirements of the energy sector.
Why does Synecom’s REACH Registration represent a fundamental financial and legal asset for utilities?
Synecom operates with an official, dedicated REACH Registration specifically approved for SF₆ regeneration, placing us within a select group of industrial operators authorized to perform this type of chemical treatment. For a utility, this qualification is the cornerstone for implementing a true circular economy. Instead of facing high disposal costs or environmental penalties linked to the destruction of spent gas, our certified regulatory framework allows us to completely purify existing gas volumes, returning them to technical specifications equal to or higher than virgin gas.