Pacific, Gas & Electric, the utility involved in the tragic 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., this week became the first company to commit to using a new natural gas leak and detection technology from Picarro.
The technology, called Picarro Surveyor, uses something called Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) analyzers that monitor the air for methane plumes. More simply, the Surveyor is a system that utility crews can use in their field service vehicles. It monitors for natural gas leaks and lets repair crews know when something is amiss in real time.
via PG&E first utility to embrace new gas leak detection technology | SmartPlanet.
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