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

Informazioni relative al progetto

SRSensor

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 859111

DOI

10.3030/859111

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 29 Aprile 2019

Data di avvio 1 Maggio 2019

Data di completamento 31 Ottobre 2022

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Costo totale

€ 2 555 260,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 788 682,00

Coordinato da

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)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2020-05-01 al 2021-10-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

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.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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