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UC Merced students took part in a three day entrepreneur academy at Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory in 2023. 
Researchers Developing New Tools in Fight Against Methane Emissions
UC Merced researchers are taking part in a comprehensive, multi-agency effort aimed at efficiently measuring and mitigating methane emissions.
Tech Highlights: Methane biogas
Using unpurified methane for electrical generation
The Center for Methane Emission Research and Innovation
Taking a closed loop thinking to methane mitigation and management.
Multi-rotor sUAS technology used to measure methane at METEC
Tech Highlights: OPLS
Multi-rotor sUAS technology used to measure methane at METEC

CMERI MISSION

"The Center for Methane Emission Research and Innovation (CMERI) at UC Merced takes closed-loop thinking (sensing/actuation) for taking climate actions against methane emissions due to both environmental and anthropogenic emissions. CMERI aims to develop actionable information from methane emission sensing and quantification for emission reduction and mitigation actions, and to contribute to education, outreach and workforce development for disadvantaged communities."

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RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

CMERI's research focuses on methane-negative technologies, including biogas and biochar applications for emissions reduction. Our work is driven by three key research thrusts: methane mitigation, developing technologies to convert unpurified biogas into usable energy; methane measurement, advancing mobile and satellite-based sensing for accurate quantification; and digital twins, integrating smart sensing, physics-informed modeling / machine learning and behavior matching to enhance the detection and quantification of emissions and mitigation strategies.

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February 20, 2025
UC Merced researchers are taking part in a comprehensive, multi-agency effort aimed at efficiently measuring and mitigating methane emissions.
December 20, 2024
Department of Energy (DOE) awards an International Business Machines (IBM) corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) led an effort , along with seven other organizations (Butterfly  ...
June 20, 2024
Dr. YangQuan Chen, Dr. Srinivasan Krishnamoorthy and Dr. Paul Moller Receive $50k to develop proof of concept of a unpurified biogas/biomethane based electricity generation using Rotapower engines