Based in Canada, Qube Technologies is a leading producer of AI-based environmental surveillance technology for industrial sectors, including energy, agriculture, waste management, and utilities. As part of the Digital Platform for Leakage Analytics (DPLA) project, Cadent is trialling Qube’s continuous monitoring solution, Qube Axon, which enables operators to cost effectively detect, quantify, and reduce methane emissions. The continuous data collected by the sensors will then be analysed to generate site-level insights including emission location, quantity and classification.
Cadent will look to install Qube sensors at Above-Ground Installation (AGI) sites in East Anglia and North London. The sensors, in combination with other technologies, will help inform the energy operations (ops) teams, and assist in detecting emissions across our assets, playing a vital role in the DPLA trials.
Training sessions for installation and servicing have been conducted with our energy ops teams in North London and East Anglia networks. The devices are being trialled across both regions, and the results will be analysed to gather important data and improve our understanding.
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Here at Cadent we support the Government’s plans to reach Net Zero by 2050. That means we’re backing the introduction of hydrogen as a low carbon alternative to natural gas for the future. We know people love the controllability of gas and, with our network already in place, it makes sense to switch to the lower carbon alternative offered by hydrogen, which we believe can keep homes and businesses warm for generations to come.
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We’re committed to leveraging technology to enhance the safety and efficiency of our network.
We continue to trial technologies that have the potential to feed data into the DPLA to identify and locate gas leaks in the gas distribution network.
Cadent is testing Distran leak-detection cameras in North London and East Anglia to enhance accuracy in spotting emissions and gather insights for wider industry benefit.
We’re trialling Sensirion’s fixed methane detection sensors at AGI sites to enhance continuous monitoring, support earlier leak detection and improve network safety.
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