Methane from agricultural and industrial sources represents a significant issue in climate change, since although not as abundant as carbon dioxide the hydrocarbon is known to be a more potent ...

Researchers have developed a new sensor that could allow practical and low-cost detection of low concentrations of methane gas. Measuring methane emissions and leaks is important to a variety of ...

A research team at Princeton University and the US Naval Research Laboratory developed a new sensor that could allow practical and low-cost detection of low concentrations of methane gas. In a paper ...

GHGSat satellites, GHGSat-C3 (“Luca”), C4 (“Penny”) and C5 (“Diako”) Image of the three satellitesPhoto credit: Space Flight Laboratory GHGSat equips its existing satellite constellation with three ...

U.S. oil and gas companies are investing millions of dollars into technology aimed at curtailing the methane that escapes into the atmosphere even as the Trump administration rolls back regulations ...

GHGSat proved the performance of the sensor on its IRIS satellite launched in September by detecting a controlled release of methane in Alberta, Canada. Credit: GHGSat SAN FRANCISCO — GHGSat, the ...

NASA recently reported that it spotted the major methane gas leak at Porter Ranch, California, from space. That is a pretty big leak. In fact, the Porter Ranch leak is the biggest natural gas disaster ...

Methane emissions from a large open-cast coal mine in Australia are three to eight times higher than reported. This has been revealed in a study based on aircraft-based measurements by the University ...