As part of the plenary session of the Smart Industry kick-off seminar, Simon Bootsma (CEO Comon Invent) proudly presented the eNose Technology and its applicability as a tool for odour and safety related gas emission monitoring. The presentation focused especially on the Wenose project in the Port of Rotterdam and Rijnmond area. Here a network of around 100 eNoses provide detailed, real-time insights into the air quality in and around the port area. This network serves as a management information tool for a more pro-active odour control and environmental management. This is an important step forward to improve living conditions, transparency and the relationship with the environment.
In Rotterdam everything’s gone green
Traditionally Rotterdam is the industrial heart of the Netherlands, but these days the city has branched out into culture, design and tourism. It also focuses on the environment. The city hosted the 2014 Cleantech Summit, focusing on issues including clean industry, energy efficiency, clean energy, water, and air.
All the above are present in Rotterdam and project leaders arrive here in droves looking for investors in a sector which has regained its confidence.
eNose looking for suspicious odours in the Port of Rotterdam
Source: Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V. ©
http://www.portofrotterdam.com/nl/actueel/pers-en-nieuwsberichten/Pages/elektronische-neuzen-nu-ook-water-rotterdamse-haven.aspx (Article is translated into English)
From Monday November 3rd, two vessels of the Rotterdam Port Authority will be equipped with eNoses in the Botlek and Europoort area. The eNoses are installed on the RPA 2 and RPA 3. The eNose or electronic nose is a compact instrument that detects and monitors qualitative changes in the air composition caused by gasses that can be perceived as annoying, dangerous and unhealthy.
eNoses applied in research on odour impacts caused by restaurants
Comon Invent, DCMR and InfoMil cooperate on a study to test the potential and research further development of the eNose technology as an indicative tool for odour impacts caused by restaurants.
It is expected that on the basis of eNose recordings indicative conclusions can be drawn about odour concentrations regardless of the type of restaurant.
eNoses monitor LNG training facility Falck
During the grand opening of the new Falck Risc Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) training facility at Maasvlakte-Rotterdam on September 19th, Comon Invent and DCMR demonstrated the Comon Invent eNose technology. Several eNoses were installed onsite to monitor the rise and spread of LNG emissions during the opening event. So far eNoses have shown promising results for early detection of LNG emissions.
NOSE2014 Venice
On the 4th International Conference on Environmental Odour Monitoring & Control 14-17 September, VITO(Flemish Institute for Technological Research in Belgium),Tata Steel Mainland Europe IJmuiden and Comon Invent present a paper detailing the results of the research and demonstrate the potential of the online eNose technology in the steel industry comprising numerous diffuse and stack emission sources (12 sept 2014).
Exhaled breath analysis with eNose technology
Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam(AMC) present their research results of electronic nose (eNose) integration with spirometry. This newly developed integration of eNose technology with spirometry provides repeatable exhaled breath analysis.
eNoses sniff away in Rotterdam
Source: Port of Rotterdam, Change your perspective
In the port of Rotterdam, an area where industry and city are fused together, a unique air monitoring system is used to optimize the living and working environment. A network of nearly one hundred electronic noses, planned to be expanded to 300 e-noses by 2016, constantly monitors changes in air composition throughout the port. Tank storage provider Vopak is one of the early adopter of the groundbreaking technology used in the we-nose network. Jos Steeman, Managing Director at Vopak, explains why.
Commissioning eNoses in Maassluis
During a festive event on the 25th of February 2014 an eNose network in Maassluis has been commissioned. The official ceremony was performed by Alderman of the Municipality of Maassluis Huub Eitjes and Princess Laurentien.
Energy Globe Award 2012
On September 13, 2012 the winner of the Energy Globe Award will be chosen in Vienna. One of the three nominees of this international environmental award is the innovation of the Dutch company Comon Invent: The eNose.
The eNose, short for electronic nose is a small device which continuously sniffs-out the ambient. The eNose is online and its data is remotely accessible. The eNose is applicable to monitor and guarding of applications with the potential of gas emissions that may pose a risk of odour nuisance, environmental damage or hazardous situations.