ghgsatDoubles Capacity to Monitor Methane Emissions With Three New ABB-built Optical Sensors

• GHGSAT将其现有的卫星星座与另外三个ABB构建的光学传感器相称，从而增加了观察频率和能力精确查明甲烷排放源的能力
• ABB-built methane detection optical sensors can map industrial emissions from space at a resolution of 100 times higher than comparable technologies currently in operation
• Monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from space supports meeting the world’s climate change targets

加拿大公司ghgsat, which specializes in high-resolution GHG monitoring from space, launches three new ABB-built optical sensors into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, doubling capacity to monitor methane gas emissions.

和ABB的技术，GHGSAT团队能够从地球上任何给定的工业地点从任何给定的工业地点进行精确定位和测量甲烷排放。三个新的ABB建造高分辨率甲烷传感器的推出使公司监视客户站点的能力增加了一倍。除了发射的三个单元（Luca，Penny和Diako）外，ABB还在制造六个单元。

Space is the only location allowing emissions to be monitored freely across jurisdictions and report on improvements or otherwise. Measuring different sites with the same sensor ensures that emissions are compared consistently. Space measurements are also especially useful for sites where ground sensors are economically not viable or too complex to deploy.

GHGSAT于2020年10月宣布与ABB签订了最初的星座合同，首次交付于2021年。额外的三个单元推出了GHGSAT的铅内铅，运营着全球最大的全球最大星座，致力于GHG排放监测。

According to the International Energy Agency, methane is responsible for around 30 percent of the rise in global temperatures since the Industrial Revolution, and rapid and sustained reductions in methane emissions are key to limiting near-term global warming and improving air quality^[1].

"Satellite data is critical for stakeholders globally to take immediate action for a sustainable future. The first full year of commercial operation for GHGSat satellites confirmed the impact our technology can have. We’re excited to double our capacity and accelerate the change needed to make a difference for our planet,” said Stephane Germain, CEO of GHGSat.

“This is an exciting milestone for our team as we witness the efficiency of applying our serial production knowhow to space sensors manufacturing which in the past have been mainly one-off contracts. Our partnership with GHGSat led to a paradigm shift in the industrial space sector. Not only does this set new standards in our space offering for the private sector which is growing at a rapid pace, but it also allows us to expand our expertise and solutions offering,” said Marc Corriveau, General Manager ABB Measurement & Analytics Canada.

二十年来，随着加拿大SCISAT任务和日本GOSAT卫星计划的参与，ABB一直站在太空中温室燃气的最前沿。ABB光学设备已经在空间中累积了100多年的可靠操作。自2003年以来，SCISAT传感器跟踪地球大气中的长期微妙成分变化，以至于每万亿美元的70多个分子和污染物的部分。世界各地的天气机构都在美国国家海洋学和大气管理局（NOAA）天气卫星（NPP和JPSS）上飞行的ABB设备的预测，这提高了最多7天的天气预报的及时性和准确性，从而通过高级警告撤离。