FlareE - Måling af fakkelafbrændingseffektivitet ved brug af droner

As many of the world’s oil and gas operators move to curb their climate impact, flaring has come under intense scrutiny as a single important source of methane emissions. In particular, the Destruction Removal Efficiency (DRE) of flares has emerged as a key reporting indicator for the industry.

However, measuring DRE on the actual emissions output of individual flares using state-of-the-art remote sensing techniques is limited by the inability of these methods to sufficiently measure typical operational scenarios. They also cannot account for the dynamic nature of the flare plume itself or be deployed on all asset types. This leaves oil and gas operators with an urgent need for better solutions to measure DRE of methane from flaring.

To address this technology deficit, Project FlareE aims to research and develop a new, more accurate and scalable measurement methodology – based on in-situ sampling of gas concentrations (CH₄ and CO₂) and other parameters directly in the flare plume using ‘sniffer drones’ – to measure and express DRE of methane from flares in operation.

In addition, the project aims to combine its research findings in an open-source Flare Characterization Protocol to be submitted to the relevant authorities and the UN Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP) for the purpose of advancing how measurement on actual flare efficiencies may most optimally be organized and reported.