Want to learn more about how LEDs can help control pollution in the oil and natural gas industry?

The EPA will hold a virtual public workshop August 23 and 24, 2021 to hear perspectives on innovative technologies that could be used to detect methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry.

Tune in = https://www.epa.gov/controlling-air-pollution-oil-and-natural-gas-industry/epa-methane-detection-technology-workshop

Our very own Dr. Mark Miller will present the distinct advantages LEDs provide in methane gas leaks and detection.

Speed, sensitivity, power, performance and cost are among the top reasons to adopt LED technology.

Sneak peek: "Methane sensing LEDs can provide the benefits of optical gas sensing at costs suitable for widespread greenhouse gas monitoring networks.

We have demonstrated a 1 ppm methane detection resolution with only a 1 s integration time using our methane pair. In a simple bench top optical sensor configuration with a 20 cm path length, we controlled the LED and PD with our reference design electronics. This result establishes resolution down to the global methane background level near 2 ppm.

In many settings needing methane point-monitoring, LED-based modules will be the sensor of choice. This includes the leaking US O&G production and distribution infrastructure between the ~500k wells and the more than 50M homes and buildings using natural gas. Additional candidates include agricultural and landfill methane detectors. The large sensor node unit volumes will drive costs down to price points which are necessary for deployment at scale to combat greenhouse gas emissions."