- IoT for improving chemical plants and natural gas infrastructure -
The main reason for hidden or unknown gas leaks is the lack of a suitable gas detection technology that can provide reliable data at an acceptable overall cost. Today companies still have to send out personnel to check crucial points of a chemical plant or pipeline using bulky, expensive equipment.
The project intends to prove the feasibility of using low-cost, reliable methane gas sensor nodes to monitor industrial sites by using WoePal’s wireless sensor network technologies. 3D mapping of gas concentrations and leakage localization is within reach based on the data of the network. The aim of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of fabricating low-cost, reliable sensor nodes by WoePal GmbH while maintaining at least equal performance at a fraction of the costs of current industry standards. Temporarily and spatially resolved monitoring of the gas concentration shall be achieved via wide-area distribution of the sensor nodes. As such, IoT4gas will enable innovative business models and prove the economic feasibility of using IoT in the chemical plant/natural gas sector.
The project is supported by the IoT4Industry consortium.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 777455.