Repsol Sinopec Conducts Field Trial with QLM and SLB

Repsol Sinopec REsources UK Ltd recently conducted a trial with SLB and QLM of our Quantum Gas Lidar technology at their Flotta terminal site off the coast of Scotland. Catherine Sherwin, Technology Lead of Repsol Sinopec Resources, who closely collaborated with us during the trial, had this to say: “Repsol Sinopec is committed to accurately measuring and quantifying our methane emissions and eager to assist in the development and trialing of new technologies in this area. We were delighted to host the successful trial of the methane lidar sensing system at Flotta terminal. Not only, we believe, did the trial provide QLM Technology Ltd and SLB with valuable information, but the results gained provided ourselves with detail on top-down methane emissions, and also afforded further reassurance that we are operating the Flotta terminal in a manner that prioritises the safety of our people and the environment.“ Below is an image from the trial: The diffuse emissions from an open-top effluent tank were able to have their flow rate quantified despite not appearing as a hot spot of methane concentration. Because the tank emissions are not from a point source, they appear as areas of higher and lower concentration across the image. The left image shows a colorized methane plume on grayscale lidar image. The right image shows corresponding distances to solid objects, measured by the lidar simultaneously with the lidar gas imagery. Read the full details and see more imagery here: https://qlmtec.com/case_studies/study/?id=652e55927be17ef72ec1e1f2