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Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ecotec puts remote methane detection into pockets with the Gazoscan Mini
Gazoscan Mini on site scanning for Methane leaks Gazoscan Mini Highlights Detects methane from a distance of up to 50 feet Dimensions 8.9' x 2.7' x 4.1' Weight 0.85 lbs Proven tunable laser diode technology Rugged, field-durable casing design Certified intrinsically safe COVENTRY, United Kingdom, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecotec is excited to announce a new methane detection device designed to improve worker safety and operational efficiency. The new Gazoscan Mini offers a portable, cost-effective solution for daily use by field operators. Traditionally, companies have had to choose between low-cost, reactive tools that alert workers once they're already in a methane zone and higher-cost, specialist systems that can be inappropriate for daily use or fixed to a single location. While both types of tools remain important for methane detection, Ecotec developed the Gazoscan Mini in response to demand from midstream customers for a proactive solution that can be deployed by every operator across their sites. The Gazoscan Mini is compact and lightweight, enabling field workers to carry it easily throughout their shifts. It's powerful enough to detect methane at distances of up to 15 meters, allowing workers to identify potential leaks from a safe distance. This enables frequent inspections, such as daily spot checks, to support and inform quarterly or annual leak detection cycles. 'With the Gazoscan Mini, our industry now has the ability to deploy laser methane detection in the hands of every operator,' says Kyle Jantzen, VP of Business Development, New Products, at Archrock. 'And the move towards an operational approach to leak detection provides a safer and more efficient environment.' By making methane detection part of daily workflows, the device is designed to help reduce gas loss and minimize downtime by allowing earlier identification of leaks. Product development has taken place at Ecotec's headquarters in Colton, CA, where the instruments are manufactured, with much of the testing being carried out at operational sites in Texas. The Gazoscan Mini is certified as intrinsically safe and has been tested for use in tough environments. Ecotec has provided rugged gas analysis instruments and data management to landfill and biogas sectors for 40 years, with subsidiaries in Europe and South America offering global supply and support to a range of sectors. The company's methane monitoring credentials are now established in the oil and gas industry, where leaking methane represents a lost product, as well as a safety and environmental risk. Discover more at A photo accompanying this announcement is available at CONTACT: gthomas@ in to access your portfolio
Associated Press
05-08-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Ecotec puts remote methane detection into pockets with the Gazoscan Mini
Gazoscan Mini Highlights COVENTRY, United Kingdom, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecotec is excited to announce a new methane detection device designed to improve worker safety and operational efficiency. The new Gazoscan Mini offers a portable, cost-effective solution for daily use by field operators. Traditionally, companies have had to choose between low-cost, reactive tools that alert workers once they're already in a methane zone and higher-cost, specialist systems that can be inappropriate for daily use or fixed to a single location. While both types of tools remain important for methane detection, Ecotec developed the Gazoscan Mini in response to demand from midstream customers for a proactive solution that can be deployed by every operator across their sites. The Gazoscan Mini is compact and lightweight, enabling field workers to carry it easily throughout their shifts. It's powerful enough to detect methane at distances of up to 15 meters, allowing workers to identify potential leaks from a safe distance. This enables frequent inspections, such as daily spot checks, to support and inform quarterly or annual leak detection cycles. 'With the Gazoscan Mini, our industry now has the ability to deploy laser methane detection in the hands of every operator,' says Kyle Jantzen, VP of Business Development, New Products, at Archrock. 'And the move towards an operational approach to leak detection provides a safer and more efficient environment.' By making methane detection part of daily workflows, the device is designed to help reduce gas loss and minimize downtime by allowing earlier identification of leaks. Product development has taken place at Ecotec's headquarters in Colton, CA, where the instruments are manufactured, with much of the testing being carried out at operational sites in Texas. The Gazoscan Mini is certified as intrinsically safe and has been tested for use in tough environments. Ecotec has provided rugged gas analysis instruments and data management to landfill and biogas sectors for 40 years, with subsidiaries in Europe and South America offering global supply and support to a range of sectors. The company's methane monitoring credentials are now established in the oil and gas industry, where leaking methane represents a lost product, as well as a safety and environmental risk. Discover more at A photo accompanying this announcement is available at [email protected]
CNA
04-08-2025
- Business
- CNA
This Singapore company detects sinkholes before they appear
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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Scientists develop next-gen system that could give us leg up on devastating tsunamis: 'Takes only a few seconds'
Scientists develop next-gen system that could give us leg up on devastating tsunamis: 'Takes only a few seconds' Researchers have created a new tsunami detection system that could save a lot of lives. Scientists at Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom, have developed a technology that utilizes underwater sound waves to provide real-time warnings of a tsunami. The new system, Global Real-time Early Assessment of Tsunamis (GREAT), detects sound waves using underwater microphones called hydrophones. GREAT can also capture the properties of tsunamis from non-seismic sources because they also generate acoustic gravity waves. This will be important when a tsunami, or something resembling a tsunami, is caused by extreme weather, which is becoming more common due to the overheating of the planet. "The technology runs in real-time, without relying on pre-set templates or assumptions, and has been tested successfully using real hydrophone data," said project lead Dr. Usama Kadri. Current forms of detection, like DART, are based on sea-level sensors and only detect tsunamis after they've already arrived. They're slow to warn and leave little time to respond, especially if an area is close to the source. The deadly 2004 tsunami in Thailand, in which the waves arrived just 14 minutes after an earthquake and killed nearly 230,000 people, is an example of this. Traditional forms of detection can also create false alarms, which can lead to mistrust in the warning system and potentially unnecessary deaths. On top of that, they're incapable of assessing the size of a tsunami or if one is generated from non-seismic sources. The GREAT project has been underway for years, beginning in 2013, and it's scheduled to be completed in 2030. Do you worry about air pollution in your town? All the time Often Only sometimes Never Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. The biggest issue the GREAT system is facing is a lack of hydroacoustic stations. There are only 11 stations globally, and only four of those provide real-time data. Only tsunamis within a certain range of those four stations will be picked up. "Provided an event is within a thousand kilometers (about 621 miles) from a hydrophone station, it will take on average, six minutes for an end-to-end assessment," Dr. Kadri said. "The analysis itself takes only a few seconds on a standard PC station." Join our free newsletter for weekly updates on the latest innovations improving our lives and shaping our future, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
CTV News
19-07-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Meet Sunny, Ottawa's first certified mould-detecting dog
What is a mould detection dog? How are they trained to find mould? What happens during an inspection? We answer those questions.
