I'm proud to be a co-author on a WE&T article about fugitive methane emissions at a Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF). The article summarizes the results of the first multi-sensor fugitive methane investigation at a WRRF in the western hemisphere!!!
Did you know the USEPA estimates that 14% of all domestic methane emissions originate at WRRFs?!? We've been to around five plants so far, and our early insight is that percentage is likely understated. But it's not all bad, because every challenge is an opportunity, and we as an industry have the opportunity to have a real impact on climate change. With a few modifications to their digestion and biogas system, the (amazing) utility is reducing the fugitive methane identified in this case study by 91% in the next five years!
We have a strong team of highly intelligent and motivated people who helped make this investigation happen within BC. My listed BC coauthors: Embrey B., Trung Le, P.E., Emma Guertin, John Willis, Kati Bell, Nancy Andrews, and Katie Schaad, P.E.. WE&T has a limit on how many authors we could list, but there are many important contributors to the investigations such as Jacob Kunugi, Neil Bodner, EI, Emily Weidman, Thomas Nangle, Chris Muller, among many others. Our friends at Explicit, Luca Ledermann and Bettina Knudsen, were great partners on the drone flux method and Ryan Minegishi at Konica Minolta on the OTI camera. The ultimate credit should go to the utility, who is still getting their ducks in a row before they can directly acknowledge their contributions to being a leader in the solids and energy industry. What an honor to be part of this team and work for such an innovative utility!
Link to the article is below:
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