Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an ongoing challenge for all industries, and a particular focus for Australia’s future energy exports. Decarbonisation of the energy industry requires effort across the whole value chain, including production and processing, in addition to capturing combustion emissions. Throughout the LNG ecosystem, so-called fugitive emissions can result from incomplete combustion, venting and methane slip. The ability to measure the magnitude and location of these fugitive emissions is crucial to efficiently allocating resources for mitigation.
This project will make use of a new test apparatus designed to evaluate different sensor technologies and establish the efficacy of each, to quantify which of these tools is fit for any given situation. The test rig is a benchtop-scale controlled release system supplied with bottle methane, with flowrates to be precisely controlled. Detection apparatus to be tested include a FLIR GFx620 camera (Teledyne FLIR), portable IRwin SX Methane Leak Detector gas chromatograph (Inficon), handheld Methane Smart laser (TGES) and acoustic Search Sonic device (Honeywell).
Partners: The University of Western Australia, Woodside Energy Ltd
Project Leader: Dr. Bruce Norris
Duration: 7 Months