fe0029020-qpr-oct-dec-2017.pdf

RESEARCH PERFORMANCE PROGRESS REPORT SUBMITTED TO: U. S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory WORK PERFORMED UNDER AGREEMENT: DE-FE0029020 PROJECT TITLE: Smart Methane Emission Detection System Development SUBMITTED BY: Maria Araujo, PI maria.araujo@swri.org (210) 522-3730 SUBMISSION DATE: January 30, 2018 DUNS NUMBER: 007936842 RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION: Southwest Research Institute 6220 Culebra Road San Antonio, TX 78238 PROJECT/GRANT PERIOD: October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018 REPORTING PERIOD END DATE: December 31, 2017 REPORT TERM OR FREQUENCY: Quarterly SIGNATURE OF SUBMITTING OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS What was done? What was learned? Activities during this quarter focused on initial preparation and planning for the System Integration and Test, which are scheduled to start in FY 2018 Q2. • What are the major goals of the project? The major objective of this DOE research project is to develop an autonomous, real-time methane leak detection technology, the SLED, which applies machine learning techniques to passive optical sensing modalities to mitigate emissions through early detection. The goal during Phase 1 is to develop the prototype methane detection system with integrated optical sensors and the embedded processing unit. The goal for Phase 2 will be to integrate and field-test the prototype system, and then demonstrate the capabilities to DOE. To accomplish these goals, SwRI has identified a comprehensive schedule with milestone dates for important activities that will evidence progress on the project. The milestone schedule, with actual completion dates, is shown below.