Remote monitoring Device for Flammable and Toxic Gases

Completed

Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas)

Applied Research and Development

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
Cadent Gas

Network Innovation Allowance

Ofgem

01 September 2016

01 April 2017

7 months

£24,750

Information Technologies

London

Network Innovation Allowance

Project Contact, Cadent Gas

Project Contact, Smart Compliance

The project seeks to prove that this concept is able, through trialling, to demonstrate that offers a viable, cost effective means of monitoring potential gas escapes from assets. Success of the project may lead to further development to a deployable and certified system which could be used on the Network and potentially mitigate the need to replace riser assets located in spatially restrictive areas. The Project can be considered a success if, upon completion of work: The product has demonstrated capability of performing the desired task via successful field trials

As part of National Grid Gas Distribution (NGGDs) replacement programme, innovations need to be investigated which could mitigate inherent issues associated with Multi-occupancy Buildings (MOBs). At present, all riser pipe assets are risk-assessed and then either remediated or replaced based on their risk score. In certain instances, it may be difficult to assess the asset due access constraints e. g. (spatially restricted area). The risk model used adopts a risk-aversed approach which results in many instances, leads to the being replaced and re-re-routed as per current industry requirements. The result of these replacement works can be expensive, invasive and disruptive to the customer - by developing a means of pro-actively monitoring gas escapes in restrictive areas could provide adequate mitigation and de-risk the asset, which would negate the need to execute replacement works. It is proposed to develop a new gas detection device that has the ability to communicate natural gas and/or Carbon Monoxide (CO) readings via SMS to a central location (web-based portal); this will enable decisions to be made quickly should the reading rise beyond a specified level. The scope of the project has been reduced to develop 20 rapid prototype units and complete a month long trial. Further development could then be pursued if the trial is successful.Note : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above

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