A breakthrough high resolution, real-time, industrial molecular analyser for advanced process control and energy optimization

Información del proyecto

SRSensor

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 859111

DOI

10.3030/859111

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 29 Abril 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Mayo 2019

Fecha de finalización 31 Octubre 2022

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 2 555 260,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 788 682,00

Coordinado por

OPTIQGAIN LTD
Israel

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SRSensor (A breakthrough high resolution, real-time, industrial molecular analyser for advanced process control and energy optimization)

Período documentado: 2020-05-01 hasta 2021-10-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

Two of the most emerging fuel sources today are natural gas (NG) and biogas. In NG, there is over 1M km of pipelines across the world and more than 2k NG processing plants (refineries and petrochemicals), with more than 40k measurement points which are currently monitored using ineffective and inefficient methods which lead to extended costs and long periods of downtime. Biogas is a type of fuel which is naturally produced from the decomposition of organic waste. Producing and enabling highest quality gas for fuels and production inputs have numerous economic advantages. Better fuel and production inputs means less greenhouse gas emissions, and cleaner combustion which leads less wear and tear on an engine as a result of less corrosion or debris build up. This directly translates to lower maintenance costs and a significantly lower risk of unexpected failures, leading to less lost time and maximum productivity. Molecular analysis can produce these huge cost savings, but its market penetration is hindered by the lack of a suitable real-time, highly accurate sensing solution. During the project, optiQGain will upgrade the sensor functionality to include additional gases for analysis, before scaling up the production with a SICK (CMO) and then demonstrating the system with natural gas and biogas companies. Once the product has been tested and validated in a relevant environment, optiQGain will file additional patents and register the product with the proper CE and ATEX certifications for market launch.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

To date the company has performed an initial review of the specifications and tested the product internally. The result of the testing has yielded a change in the architecture of the sensor in order to maximize functionality and minimize costs. The company is in the process of closing the updated architecture design prior to adviancing to functionality testing of the new architecture which was delayed until RP2 as a result of the Coronavirus. Commercially, they have reached out to commercial partners in France, Italy, Germany and in Asia for future collaborations and sales.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The SRSensor will allow for gas analysis in one simply and easy to use analysis. the result of the measurement will allow for annual OPEX costs to be significantly reduced for energy/gas companies, the sensor also requires minimal maintenance and can generate high accuracy readings.

Updated SRSensor components following new architecture shift