Power Generation Emissions Testing
Characterise how emissions change under real operating conditions
Advanced emissions measurement and chemical characterisation for generators, engines and turbines.
Emissions Analytics helps power-generation operators, equipment manufacturers and technology developers gain a deeper understanding of their emissions.
From operational emissions mapping and fuel comparison to advanced chemical characterisation, we combine portable measurement with sophisticated laboratory analysis to investigate emissions beyond typical regulatory requirements and conventional testing approaches.
Our programmes can be designed to explore how emissions change across operating conditions, fuels, technologies and assets, providing detailed insight into both the nature and scale of emissions variation.
Build a deeper understanding of your emissions
When conventional measurements do not provide the full picture, our testing programmes can investigate emissions in greater depth, helping you understand how they vary and the nature and scale of those changes.
Power-generation emissions can vary with load, operating conditions, fuel, engine configuration and emissions-control systems.
Understanding the nature and scale of these changes often requires measurement across more than a single operating point.
Our testing programmes can characterise emissions across the operating envelope of an asset, providing detailed evidence of how emissions vary under different operating conditions.
Applications include:
Load and operational emissions mapping
Commissioning and acceptance testing
Post-maintenance performance comparison
SCR and aftertreatment performance assessment
Fuel and technology comparison
Generator fleet benchmarking
Independent environmental performance assessment
Research and development programmes
Measure what changes
| Compare | Understand |
|---|---|
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Low load
→
High load
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How does the emissions profile change? |
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Diesel
→
HVO
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What changes in emissions and chemical composition? |
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Before
→
After maintenance
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What measurable differences are observed? |
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Generator A
→
Generator B
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How much asset-to-asset variation exists? |
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Steady state
→
Transient
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What emissions differences are observed? |
Operational emissions measurement
Understand how emissions behave under different operating conditions
Our portable measurement capabilities allow emissions to be measured directly from power-generation assets during operation.
Testing can be designed around different loads, operating states, fuels and system configurations, providing a detailed understanding of how emissions change across the operating envelope of an asset.
Depending on the programme, measurements can include regulated pollutants, particulate emissions and supporting operational parameters.
The result is a richer understanding of emissions behaviour across the conditions in which an asset operates.
Advanced chemical characterisation
See more than conventional emissions measurements reveal
For programmes requiring greater analytical depth, Emissions Analytics combines operational emissions measurement with advanced GC×GC-TOF-MS laboratory analysis.
This enables detailed chemical characterisation of fuels and collected emissions, providing insight into complex organic compounds and chemical fingerprints that are not captured by conventional emissions measurements alone.
Applications include:
Detailed emissions fingerprinting
Fuel composition analysis
Alternative and renewable fuel evaluation
Characterisation of organic compounds
Comparison of emissions between fuels and technologies
Research into fuel, combustion and emissions relationships
Our testing is particularly valuable when you are:
Changing
something
Fuel, calibration,
aftertreatment or
operating strategy.
Commissioning
something
A new generator,
engine or installation.
Comparing
something
Assets, technologies,
fuels or configurations.
Investigating
variability
Across load, operating
state or a fleet.
Connect operating conditions, fuel chemistry and emissions
Changing fuel can alter the emissions profile of a power-generation asset.
Operating condition → measured emissions → chemical characterisation → comparison
Emissions Analytics can combine detailed fuel characterisation with real-world emissions measurement to examine relationships between:
Fuel composition → operating conditions → emissions profile
This approach can be particularly valuable when evaluating conventional, renewable and alternative fuels, allowing differences in emissions profiles to be measured and characterised under defined operating conditions.
Characterise emissions across the operating envelope
Emissions measured at one operating condition may not represent performance across the full operating range of an asset.
Our testing programmes can examine how emissions vary with:
Load
Characterise emissions from low-load through to full-load operation.
Start-up and
transient operation
Measure emissions during operating conditions that may not be represented by steady-state testing.
Aftertreatment
operation
Compare emissions performance across different SCR or emissions-control operating conditions.
Fuel
Measure and characterise differences in emissions associated with conventional and alternative fuels.
Maintenance and
calibration
Compare measured emissions before and after maintenance, repair or calibration changes.
Asset variation
Compare multiple engines or generators to quantify fleet variability and identify units with different emissions profiles.
Independent testing for power-generation applications
Our capabilities can support organisations across the power-generation sector, including:
Data centres and critical infrastructure
Generator and engine manufacturers
Gas-engine and turbine operators
Distributed energy and independent power producers
Generator service and maintenance companies
Aftertreatment and SCR technology suppliers
Fuel producers and developers
Engineering and environmental consultancies
Research organisations and technology developers
Supporting regulatory testing
Some environmental permits require measurements to be undertaken using specific accredited methods, including MCERTS requirements in the UK.
Where accredited regulatory measurements are required, these can be incorporated into wider testing programmes alongside specialist accredited partners.
Emissions Analytics can complement regulatory measurements with detailed operational emissions measurement and advanced chemical analysis, providing a more detailed characterisation of emissions across operating conditions.
Why Emissions Analytics?
Operational emissions insight
Measure emissions under the conditions in which power-generation equipment actually operates.
Advanced analytical capability
GC×GC-TOF-MS provides detailed chemical characterisation beyond conventional regulated pollutant measurements.
Independent expertise
Objective measurement and analysis for manufacturers, operators, governments and researchers.
Characterise change
Compare emissions across loads, fuels, operating conditions and assets to understand the nature and scale of emissions variation.
Build a clearer picture of your emissions performance
Whether you are commissioning a new installation, comparing fuels, assessing performance across different operating conditions or seeking more detailed emissions characterisation, we can develop a testing programme around your assets and objectives.
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Ready to scope your next project?
Get in touch to arrange a short consultation with our team. We can help define the right test routes, regulatory framework and equipment package for your programme.