Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and several organizations in multiple countries are taking significant steps toward sharply reducing emissions from the oil and gas sector. A large portion of such emissions come from a small fraction of “super-emitting” sources. Airborne infrared hyperspectral imaging can visualize and quantify these emissions and gas leaks under various environmental conditions and industrial contexts.

With hyperspectral Imaging:

• Scientists are able to detect and identify methane present in a scene, and to locate it precisely in an image or video, pixel by pixel. Recently, scientists from Linköping University, in Sweden, were thus able to « film » methane emissions in real time – a breakthrough that could play a significant role in the fight against climate change.
• Has also been successfully used by TotalEnergies under an R&D project to demonstrate the real-time 3D reconstruction of methane gas clouds