Traditional leak detection processes do not meet today’s demands for fast, accurate and transparent data. The storage and transportation of flammable or hazardous gases poses safety and environmental risks.

The natural gas industry and utilities are facing increasing challenges in pipeline monitoring and compliance for the following reasons

– Aging infrastructure

– Regulatory pressure to improve system integrity

– Desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

– Reliance on time-consuming, error-prone paper-based monitoring systems

– Pressure to reduce costs

– Need for data transparency

Current leak detection methods are slow, costly and often unreliable, ABB’s solutions can quickly detect, find and quantify leaks anywhere.

ABB’s natural gas leak detection systems directly address all these challenges:

– Local gas distribution systems

– Surveying mains and services

– Odor surveys

– Construction verification

– Post-disaster assessments

– Frost Line Assessment

Benefits

– Reliable – Measures methane and ethane simultaneously, eliminating false alarms

– Time saving – leaks can be detected within 2 minutes of energization (comparable laser methods require 30 to 45 minutes to warm up and/or are much less sensitive)

– Less maintenance – unlike other laser methods, ABB’s patented technology is robust and can be fully serviced by anyone, anywhere, anytime

– Lower operating costs

– Cybersecurity – ABB solutions are fully tested to www.cniacs.com meet stringent cybersecurity requirements

– Data integrity – the customer owns and controls the instrument at all times and has full custody of all data

– Transparency – data is available anytime, anywhere through cloud-based reporting