The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has identified Methane (CH4) as having 80 times more warming power than Carbon Dioxide (CO2) over a 20 year span. Therefore it has been determined that the quickest way to reduce the impact on climate change is to reduce the release of methane into the atmosphere. Paving the way to positive change, most energy companies have set strict emissions reduction targets.
MetCam is helping to reach these goals by identifying emissions when they begin and sending the operator an immediate alarm with leak rate and gas plume image. Understanding where the leak is originating via a visual representation of the gas plume image is lightyears ahead of traditional point or open path gas detectors.
It also far exceeds the effectivity of periodical (handheld or portable) leak detection operations where the revisit time can be weeks or months.
Using MetCam's patented dual-band technology, infrared signature of Methane is absorbed and quantified internally sending readings back to a central control panel and alarming when leaks are detected. Armed with this information prior to inspection, the field operator can arrive equipped with the proper tools they need reducing the amount of leak exposure, repair time, and lost profit.
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Over the last two centuries, methane concentrations in the atmosphere have more than doubled, largely due to human-related activities. |
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Methane accounts for 20% of global emissions; |
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80 x More warming power than CO2 over 20 years |
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A synthesis of the research found that the U.S. oil and gas industry was emitting at least 13 million metric tons of methane a year — about 60% more than the Environmental Protection Agency estimated at the time. |
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25% of today's global warming is driven by Methane from human actions |
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