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University of Colorado Boulder
Mike Hannigan's Lab
Air Quality Research and Technology
Methane Detector Challenge
Project Members:
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
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