• Nortegas has launched the DINEGAS project aimed at responding to the dual technological challenge of cutting the cost of the gas quality metering equipment and the need to meter the network and manages those measurements remotely and in real time

• The project, financed by the Basque Government’s Hazitek programme, is part of Nortegas’s initiative to drive the injection of biomethane from renewable sources into the distribution network

Nortegas, the second natural gas distributor nationwide, has launched the DINEGAS project, together with the CEIT and IoT Water Analytics. The aim is to respond to the dual technological challenge of, on the one hand, cutting the cost of the gas quality metering equipment to be able to extend its use, and, on the other hand, the need to constantly meter the network and manage those measurements remotely and in real time.

The project, financed by the Basque Government’s Hazitek programme, is part of Nortegas’s initiative to drive the injection of biomethane from renewable sources into the distribution network. It has also assumed the responsibility of supplying its customers with quality gas, within the limits set by current legislation and metered appropriately for the operating conditions of the network.

The increase in the renewable gas injection points, as part of Nortegas’s commitment to decarbonize the economy, poses two challenges that the company has decided to address with this project: on the one hand, cutting the cost of the metering equipment, which will enable its use to be extended. Therefore, Nortegas has launched an equipment design initiative for its renewable gas injection projects, where it is working with the CEIT; along with a component micro-manufacturing programme.

On the other hand, Nortegas has joined forces with IoT Water Analytics to remotely monitor and manage data from the supply networks. IoT Water Analytics is using the Internet of Things to develop a remote monitoring device to measure the gross calorific value (GCV) of natural gas, at a much lower cost to those actually on the market.

The partnership between Nortegas, CEIT and IoT Water Analytics, all of which are companies with extensive experience in the field of innovation regarding the development of renewable energies, is the key to the success of DINEGAS, whose ultimate goal is to provide a better-quality service to natural gas customers.