Reliable emissions data acquisition for mitigation and compliance
Continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) gives operators accurate information regarding the levels of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), emitted at any given site. Not only does CEM support site safety, but it’s also the optimum method for ensuring a facility complies with regulatory requirements for greenhouse gas emissions and provides critical data acquisition for effective mitigation planning.
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GHGSat Technology
Complementary to CEM system solutions
The message is clear – we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global warming in check. Nation states have set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources and companies are increasingly required to reliably monitor, measure and validate their emissions. Satellites help answer this challenge by providing frequent, planet-wide monitoring capability. GHGSat operates the only active satellite system that can detect and measure emissions in high-resolution.
GHGSat’s proven satellite system provides emissions monitoring, leveraging high-resolution patented technology to detect methane leaks down to a 25m spatial resolution and a 100kg/hr detection threshold. By remotely measuring the concentrations of methane, GHGSat is revolutionizing the way we track and monitor industrial emissions frequently at an affordable cost.
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GHGSat Monitoring Services
Optimizing emissions management every day, worldwide
GHGSat pioneered the satellite monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions in high-resolution. Using patented sensor technology, our proven satellite system is capable of attributing and quantifying emissions directly to individual facilities.
DATA.SAT
Delivering consistent and reliable intelligence on greenhouse gas emissions to support decarbonization goals. Our satellite system is the only constellation in operation today that can monitor and measure fugitive methane in high-resolution detail. Combine DATA.SAT with methane concentration levels data to emissions rates and hotspot detection through SPECTRA, our emissions intelligence platform.
DATA.AIR
Complement satellite emissions monitoring with GHGSat aerial surveying. GHGSat airborne remote-sensing solution for methane monitoring uses our patented technology adapted to aircraft. GHGSat-AV can operate at different altitudes to deliver bespoke survey requirements.
Global Survey
Our Global Survey dataset leverages public and private third-party satellite emissions data to provide timely analysis of large emissions events to operators – and boosts worldwide monitoring coverage. Global Survey uses our in-house data processing and analysis capabilities, with customers accessing the results through our SPECTRA platform – making it easy to share and take action on fugitive emissions.
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Why use satellites for emissions monitoring?
There are a number of sensor technologies that can be used on site to monitor air pollution. A network of sensor stations can be fixed around a facility or a Dilution Extraction CEMS installed, where probes extract flue gas for analysis. There are several methods of ground-based methane monitoring. Traditionally using teams on-the-ground, maintenance of these continuous emissions monitoring systems can be costly if your facilities are geographically dispersed. Some ground-based methods are limited by their range while others have reliability concerns. GHGSat’s reliability has already been proven and due to the instrument accuracy, our methane detections are actionable, they direct an operator to the location of a leak within a site.
GHGSat’s emissions monitoring satellites deliver precision accuracy to detect and quantify greenhouse gases and are complementary to CEMS and other technology to monitor for emissions. Our satellites can be tasked globally to monitor geographically dispersed assets, with the data fed back into SPECTRA, our emissions analytics platform. SPECTRA enables customers to easily share data with in-house teams and add their own proprietary data.
Take a look at data insight case studies from GHGSat, to learn more about the importance of monitoring and precision data, today.
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Importance of greenhouse gas mitigation
GHG emissions standards and regulations are strengthening
A sustained, coordinated focus on the global monitoring of greenhouse gas concentrations is essential in helping regulators and governments fully understand and tackle the drivers of industrial GHG emissions.
Reducing methane is the powerful and strategic measure governments can take now to meet their climate pledges. Around 150 countries have endorsed the Global Methane Pledge with their governments committing to reduce anthropogenic methane emissions by 30% by 2030 (from 2020 levels). But national action plans are not enough, and regulation around methane emissions is being strengthened to drive real change.
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening its methane standards and intends to limit the methane emissions from approximately 1 million existing oil and gas rigs across the country – a new ruling that the Biden administration believes will account for around 75% of all methane emissions in the United States.
In late 2022, European member states agreed to new rules to dramatically cut methane emissions. The proposed approach introduces requirements for the oil and gas sector and coal industry to measure, report and verify their methane emissions. EU member states will now negotiate the content of the proposal to agree the final text, building on the vision set out in the EU Methane Strategy in 2020.
