Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Airborne Standoff Quantum Sensing of Pipeline Methane Leaks
Agreement Number:
1025818
Agreement Value:
$198,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
Emission of methane, a greenhouse gas, is a major contributor to climate change. Natural gas and oil pipeline leaks account for about 30% of methane emission. Early detection and mitigation of leaks will reduce emission, benefit the environment, and reduce energy costs. Sensor carrying aircraft are utilized for pipeline monitoring, since they can quickly cover the vast and remote areas over which pipelines are spread. The Project team plan to combine upconversion detection of mid-infrared light with threshold quantum photon number resolving detection. Mid-infrared sensing light is converted into near-infrared light, which can be detected with a thresholded quantum photon number resolving detector. Such detection has been shown to provide a quantum advantage in signal-to-noise ratio when detecting fewphoton laser light in the presence of thermal background (such as solar radiation), due to the difference in the quantum properties of laser and thermal light
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Wembley, Alberta, CA T0H 3S0
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q3-1025818
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
830828794
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Synergy Aviation Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Grande Prairie
Federal Riding Number:
48026
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710