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US Department of Energy funds revolutionary methane emissions monitoring platform


ABB, has secured substantial funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), from the Offi ce of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). This fi nancial support, totalling $1 million, will catalyse the development of an Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform. This groundbreaking platform aims to drive innovation in methane measurement, monitoring, and mitigation technologies within the United States. Notably, 80 percent of the project’s value is contributed by the DOE, with ABB providing the remaining 20 percent.


Kunak’s AIR Pro and AIR Lite air quality monitoring stations provide reliable data on multiple pollutants easily, quickly, and cost-effectively enabling industrial and governmental organisations, ports and airports to monitor pollution levels accurately and make quick, effective decisions to protect human health and the environment.


Kunak AIR stations provide operators with real-time air quality data without the need of additional external instruments and it can operate in the harshest of environments thanks to its IP65 enclosure and IK08 rated impact protection. The Kunak range of instrumentation was displayed at the recent CEM exhibition and conference in Barcelona to great acclaim.


Thanks to the patented smart cartridge technology, you can measure particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10, Total Suspended Particles and Total Particles Count)> The Air Pro stations measure up to 5 gases simultaneously, while the AIR lite 2 gases can monitor simultaneously; users simply replace and combine gas cartridges with a plug and play system. If the criteria of the project changes, operators can replace the cartridges and install new ones without having to send it back to the factory. You can also connect probes for wind, rain, noise, etc to get a more comprehensive pollution picture.


The Kunak AIR Pro and AIR Lite stations offer the perfect solution for precise environmental monitoring networks, designed for projects where several gases and particles need to be measured simultaneously and already used by many companies around the world. These robust and compact devices are ideal for autonomous operation; it can be powered by its built-in battery as well as its solar panel. Additional probes are available to adapt the system to the end users’ specifi c task and these user-friendly devices need minimal maintenance.


Operators can take fast and effective actions based on accurate and reliable data. All data collected by the sensor network is wirelessly transmitted to the Kunak AIR Cloud software, where users can visualise and analyse it to make the best decisions to reduce the environmental impact of their operations.


Kunak’s solution has been tested by some of the world’s most highly esteemed air quality experts from organisations including the US EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency), Airparif, who oversee air quality monitoring in Paris and Secretaria del Medio Ambiente de la Ciudad de México (Environmental Secretariat of Mexico City), among others. The Kunak AIR Pro has also just attained Mcerts certifi cation for its particulate sensor, proof of the accuracy and reliability of the data produced by Kunak devices.


These instruments offer easy installation and on-fi eld diagnosis thanks to its embedded display. The Kunak AIR stations provide outstanding precision at a surprisingly reasonable cost.


With the web-based Kunak AIR Cloud platform, a highly advanced air quality software, it is easy to analyse all the data collected by the Kunak AIR stations and generate reports for decision-making.


In addition, operators can confi gure the deployed devices and have an alarm system that facilitates easy, remote operation and maintenance of the network. The data collected can be integrated by the network and stored by the server into public air quality platforms or third-party applications using the powerful API Rest. If required, the API also enables end users to integrate data from external sources to complement the information provided by the monitoring network and analyse all data on a single platform.


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Presently, methane emissions are monitored using a variety of methods by academic researchers, industry players, and technology providers. These methods vary widely in terms of performance and data quality. On one end of the spectrum, sensors offer quasi-continuous monitoring of methane emissions in natural gas production regions, providing data with limited accuracy at 15-minute intervals. On the other end, sensors mounted on aircraft and satellites conduct periodic patrols over larger regions, searching for ‘super-emitters.’ Data from these diverse sources is typically recorded, analysed, and visualised independently, lacking a unifi ed data repository.


With the DOE’s backing, ABB will craft an intricate engineering plan for the United States’ fi rst comprehensive methane monitoring platform. This platform will be dedicated to detecting, quantifying, and ultimately reducing methane emissions throughout the entire natural gas supply chain and infrastructure within the country.


Jean-René Roy, Global Business Line Manager at ABB, expressed their commitment, stating, “As a global leader in methane sensing technology, we have a big responsibility in this fi eld. The Department of Energy funding will help us push the boundaries of emissions monitoring. The result of this work will be very tangible and can lead to a signifi cant reduction of methane emissions throughout the United States, helping achieve sustainability targets.”


Timothy Reinhardt, Director of the Division of Methane Mitigation Technologies at DOE’s Offi ce of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, also voiced support: “We are happy to fund the design of ABB’s Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform as part of the project selection under the Department of Energy’s Innovative Methane Measurement, Monitoring, and Mitigation Technologies (IM4 Technologies) funding opportunity. We believe that the project’s scope fi ts in well with our goal to advance the development of new and innovative technologies to reduce and ultimately eliminate methane emissions from hydrocarbon infrastructure.”


The Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform will offer the following features: - Aggregation of methane emission measurements recorded through various methods and across diverse time and space scales. - Utilisation of advanced Big Data analytics for data analysis. - Visualisation of data with comprehensive geospatial mapping.


- Accessibility for stakeholders including industry, academia, government policymakers, and compliance entities to promptly identify and address issues while quantifying trends over short- and long-term scales and across small and large areas.


Leveraging ABB’s profound expertise in measurement science, data aggregation, digital technologies, and advanced analytics, the platform will be meticulously engineered, designed, constructed, deployed, and operated. The system’s capabilities will empower the rapid identifi cation, localisation, and characterisation of ‘super-emitters,’ intermittent sources, and chronic, persistent, smaller emission sources, allowing stakeholders to take swift action in mitigating unwanted emissions.


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Monitoring gas and aerosol levels in the atmosphere is becoming increasingly important in the face of global concern over ongoing climate change; it provides a clearer picture of the correlation between global warming and how our society


affects it. Several gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, SOx, NOx among others, are well known for their adverse effects on our health and environment; ever more stringent international regulations concerning the emission of these pollutants have created a demand for affordable, yet precise and effi cient, real-time gas analysis technology– emission control is vital and increasingly regulated by law. VIGO’s versatile product range fulfi ls all of the major criteria for environmental monitoring. Their devices are surprisingly affordable, precise and capable of effi cient operation in the toughest of locations ranging from industrial plants to volcanoes.


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