On April 24th 2024, Aaldert van Amerongen (head of SRON Earth Observation) will participate in a panel discussion on methane emissions at the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam. The Dutch climate envoy His Royal Highness Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme also takes part. The session is titled: “Net zero methane by 2030: a new outlook for oil and gas?””
Month: April 2024
Spanish King introduced to Dutch earth observation
Spanish King Felipe and Dutch King Willem-Alexander visited ESA’s test center ESTEC in Noordwijk on Thursday, April 18. They took a tour around the cleanrooms and were informed about the Dutch-Spanish cooperation in the field of methane research. On behalf of SRON, Ilse Aben and Mari Martinez Velarte explained how the Dutch satellite instrument TROPOMI scans the entire earth every day for large methane plumes.
PACE climate satellite releases first images
NASA’s PACE climate satellite, with onboard the Dutch instrument SPEXone, has reached the First Light milestone. The world now has access to satellite images distinguishing types and sizes of aerosols. SPEXone also measures the extent to which aerosols absorb and reflect sunlight. This allows scientists to reduce uncertainties in climate models. SPEXone was built by SRON and Airbus Netherlands B.V., with support from TNO.
