Unlocking carbon reduction with advanced oil spill sensors

Unlocking carbon reduction with advanced oil spill sensors

Oil spills not only have devastating effects on marine ecosystems, but they also contribute to climate change by releasing large amounts of CO₂ into the atmosphere during cleanup and recovery operations, plus subsequent replacement of lost product. With early detection by our non-contact oil spill detector, ROW, we minimise the environmental impact from accidental oil discharges by enabling rapid response while leaks and spills are still small, mitigating associated CO₂ emissions. Large oil spills are typically cleaned up using either detergents, which are harmful to marine life or in-situ burning. Reducing the use for either technique reduces the contribution to climate change from the clean-up.

A single ROW is equivalent to taking over 4 cars off the road each year

For each barrel of oil prevented from spilling, 430 kg of CO₂ emissions can be avoided during combustion, in-situ burning. Therefore, depending on the oil spill response method, total emissions can be up to 6x higher from the clean-up effort than simple in-situ burning. Just a single ROW detector preventing a 1000L oil spill (~6,3 barrels) would negate 2.7 metric tons of direct CO₂ emissions and up to 19 metric tons including indirect emissions. A hundred ROWs forestalling just a single devastating leak a year would reduce direct emissions by 270 metric tons, up to 1900 metric tons factoring in clean up emissions. That is equivalent to taking 413 family cars off the road

By reducing the amount of CO₂ released into the atmosphere, Laser Diagnostic Instruments and our Cleantech solutions contribute to the global effort to combat climate change and preserve our planet for future generations. Our unwavering commitment for over 30 years continues to be to develop and deploy cutting-edge technology to safeguard our environment.