How IoT Sensors Are Monitoring Landfill Methane Emissions

Landfills are the third-largest source of human-caused methane in the United States, and regulators are starting to crack down. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a network of low-cost IoT sensors — developed by a startup called Sensoneo — is giving landfill operators real-time methane readings for the first time. They walk through a specific deployment at a municipal landfill in Ohio, where 42 sensors now transmit methane concentration, barometric pressure, and temperature every 15 minutes. The system caught a leak that conventional monthly walkaround inspections missed for six weeks. Lucas breaks down the sensor technology — non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) tuned to the methane absorption band at 3.3 micrometers — and explains why the economics finally work: sensors that cost $800 each in 2016 now cost about $140. Luna pushes back on accuracy concerns and data reliability, and they discuss how the EPA's updated methane reporting rules under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program are forcing adoption. The episode closes with a reflection on whether IoT can turn a pollution problem into a measurement and accountability success story. #IoT #Methane #Landfill #Sensoneo #ClimateTech #EnvironmentalMonitoring #SensorTechnology #NDIR #EPA #GreenhouseGas #Ohio #IndustrialIoT #Technology #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ConnectedDevices #Sustainability Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo