Methane Detector Challenge
Project Members
- Michael Hannigan (PhD, UCB)
- Ricardo Piedrahita (graduate student, UCB)
- Nicholas Masson (MS, UCB)
- Joanna Gordon (graduate student, UCB)
- Ashley Collier (graduate student, UCB)
Detailed Summary
Project Dates: 2014 - 2015
Our lab participated in a challenge issued by EDF to develop a ‘smoke-alarm’ type methane monitor that could be placed on a well-pad to catch major leaks. Catching major leaks would benefit both the company operating the well pad and our climate as methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. As part of this effort, we also developed alarm algorithms to pair with our monitors and used sensors arrays to improve speciation for methane.
Other Partners
- John Ortega (PhD, NCAR)
- Net-Centric Design Professionals (Boulder, CO)
Project Funding
- Environmental Defense Fund
