Eliminating Methane Emissions in Oil & Gas: Qnergy’s Innovative Compressed Air Pneumatics (CAP) Solutions – Dominic Pituch, Product Manager, Qnergy
In the oil and gas industry, methane emissions are primarily driven by sources such as pneumatic controllers, tanks, and equipment leaks, which are among the most significant on-site emitters. Although mitigation technologies are available, there remains a strong need for solutions that are both reliable and require minimal maintenance. Qnergy’s Compressed Air Pneumatics (CAP) line addresses this demand with a highly efficient, ‘plug and play’ system designed to eliminate methane emissions from pneumatic devices.
The CAP product line is versatile, accommodating airflow needs from 0.5 to over 12 scfm. Each unit is equipped with low-maintenance duplex compressors that deliver clean, dry air, effectively resolving issues associated with ‘wet-gas’ pneumatics. With more than 1,000 systems installed across diverse climates in the Americas, Qnergy has gathered and analyzed millions of data points via our reporting and monitoring platform, Dashboard, refining product development and optimizing site recommendations to meet customer needs. Through these learnings, Qnergy has developed the CAP V and CAP Pico, a solar-powered system that was specifically designed for small, low-value, single-well pads with minimal air and electricity demands.
Phase 1 Results: Oxiperator for Methane Slip from Lean-Burn Gas Engines – Edan Prabhu, CEO & Founder, Prabhu Energy Labs
Prabhu Energy Labs is conducting a multi-phase, multi-year project funded by PTAC, NGIF and the US DOE to develop an emissions control solution for methane slip from the large stationary lean-burn gas engines used for compression in the oil and gas industry.
In this session, Edan Prabhu will present results from Phase 1 lab tests conducted at University of California, Davis testbed, which demonstrated elimination of methane slip at steady-state without supplemental fuel or power requirements. Phase 2 tests will be conducted on lean-burn engine at Colorado State University’s Engine and Energy Conversion Lab, under the supervision of engine emissions control expert Professor Dan Olsen.
Prabhu Energy Lab’s Oxiperator aim to completely eliminate methane, VOCs and CO from lean-burn gas engine slip, without producing NOx and without requiring access to grid power. The Oxiperator is also in development as an emissions control solution that uses waste gases to generate local power without producing NOx. That solution would address methane that would otherwise be vented or flared in oil and gas production.
Single-blind determination of methane detection limits using airborne infrared hyperspectral imager – Jean-Philippe Gagnon, Field Application Engineer, Telops
Telops’ Hyper-Cam Airborne Mini is an aircraft-based remote sensing system to detect and quantify methane emissions. The system is based on thermal infrared hyperspectral imaging technology. The performance of the system was recently evaluated in a single-blind controlled methane release experiment in partnership with the Alberta Methane Emissions Program (AMEP) and LiDAR Services International (LSI). Join Field Application Engineer Jean-Philippe Gagnon for an in-depth look into the operating principles of Telops’ Methane Airborne Detection Solution as well as an overview of obtained results and assessed methane detection limits for a wide range of atmospheric conditions and gas release rates.