Detecting natural and manmade sources of methane for private and public clients.
Overview
| Company | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder(s) | Stephane Germain |
| Ownership | Not for Profit |
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| Website | ||
Description
GHGSat is a Canadian Earth observation company that sells emissions metrics to industry (e.g. oil & gas, waste management, coal, agriculture) and government customers. They position themselves as fighting climate change because the main chemical they detect is methane (CH4), a key greenhouse gas considered 10x more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2).
Emissions from landfills (i.e. waste dumping grounds) are significant and silent contributors to the overall methane production in the world. GHGSat uses their findings to bolster media releases such as the following to improve their public perception.
Since #COP26, methane leaks from landfills represent 14% of the emissions measured by our satellites. And the average #methane emission rate from a landfill was 3.6 t/hr. That is twice larger than any other type of industrial site. https://t.co/UeyarIc2mr
— GHGSAT (@ghgsat) November 14, 2022
Recent News & Updates
April 12, 2023
The three satellites the company launched in mid-April are named Mey-Lin, Gaspard, and Océane.
If we're not trying to make all of our public space (including businesses) great places for our kids, we have the bar too low. --- Edward Freeman
Each satellite is named after the child of one of our employees. It's a tradition that highlights the importance of our company's mission.
— GHGSAT (@ghgsat) April 10, 2023
"It became a symbol of wanting to pass on a better future to the next generation,” says Jean-Francois Gauthier, father of Gaspard. https://t.co/MVwZUe2X5K
February 23, 2023
GHGSat continues to build out its constellation of satellites, each one building up the platform's ability to assess CO\(_2\) emissions.
Three high-resolution satellites built, tested and ready for launch in Q2 🚀
— GHGSAT (@ghgsat) February 23, 2023
Another three satellites with GHGSat payloads, including a high-resolution CO2 sensor to launch in Q4.
Exciting year ahead! https://t.co/fjQidHgOcw
December 14, 2022
Launching a satellite into space and operating a constellation of satellites requires different skills, so GHGSat is tapping Kongsberg Satellite Services (Norway) for these services.
GHGSat is partnering with @KSAT_Kongsberg to provide satellite operations and control of their constellation of greenhouse gas monitoring spacecraft. KSAT will operate the current 5 commercial satellites in orbit 🛰️
— GHGSAT (@ghgsat) December 15, 2022
Read more here: https://t.co/R8BnzRyyRk pic.twitter.com/vUCSNylrfU
October 5, 2022
With a constellation of 6 satellites (growing to 10 by end of 2023), GHGSat was able to find, measure and report on the impact of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion faster than others. Such a set of capabilities forms a strong moat for their business model, helping to front-run the competition.
GHGSat measures its largest emission from a single source ever from the #NordStream pipeline!
— GHGSAT (@ghgsat) October 5, 2022
On September 30th, at 10:28 UTC, GHGSat measured a #methaneemission from the Nord Stream pipeline emitting at a rate of 79,000 kg/h.
👉 Read more: https://t.co/iwz1RCSgGJ pic.twitter.com/AGUaxfpIYq
July 27, 2022
Finding methane sources, developing data products and marketing them is only part of the key to a successful earth observation business model. Getting the data down to the ground is equally important, which makes the partnership with C-CORE which owns and operates ground stations crucial to GHGSat's continuing success.
GHGSat is excited to announce our continued partnership with @ccore1975. "As we scale our constellation, efficient ground station services are essential 🛰️ We are pleased to continue our relationship with a leading Canadian company like C-CORE.” - Stephane Germain, CEO of GHGSat. https://t.co/eEzf9w1WIx
— GHGSAT (@ghgsat) July 27, 2022
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