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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
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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.
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Other Partners
John Ortega (PhD, NCAR), Net-Centric Design Professionals (Boulder, CO)
Project Funding
Environmental Defense Fund
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