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Moderated by Sean McMullen, Director of Client Programs & Solutions at Picarro, this session explored how leading utilities are scaling Advanced Mobile Leak Detection (AMLD) programs from pilot to enterprise operations.

Panelists included:

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In a forward-looking and deeply operational keynote, Stefano Guglielmo — Head of Asset Performance & Technology at Italgas — shared how the company transformed from a legacy gas distributor founded in 1837 into a global leader in network digitalization and methane emissions reduction.

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In this reflective and energizing session, Alex Balkanski (President & CEO, Picarro) sat down with Nick Stavropoulos, the former President & COO of PG&E, for an open fireside chat on transformation, partnership, and the human side of technological change.

“From Emissions to Safety: The Next Leap Forward”

In an insightful close to PGCC Fall 2025, Alex Balkanski, President and CEO of Picarro, delivered a keynote that reframed how the gas industry defines progress — not just in emissions reduction, but in cost efficiency and public safety.

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In a virtual keynote delivered from Paris, Alan Mayberry — former Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety at Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) — shared his personal journey through four decades of pipeline safety evolution, the shifting regulatory landscape, and his clear message to industry leaders: “Don’t stop.”

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In this dynamic and fast-paced session, Jacob Cansler (Lead Product Manager, Gas Software, Picarro) and Kyle Kreuser (Product Manager, Mobile Applications, Picarro) unveiled the latest advancements in the Picarro Cloud-Based (P-Cubed(R)) software ecosystem, highlighting major 2025 product enhancements and giving attendees a first look at innovations coming in 2026.

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Moderated by François‑Xavier Rongère, Vice President of Natural Gas Industry at Picarro, this forward-looking panel explored how utilities are transitioning from compliance-based leak management to risk-informed, system-level safety programs.

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Moderated by Tom Dockery, Director of Product Management at Picarro, this session spotlighted real-world customer success stories from across North America, showcasing how utilities and service providers are using Picarro’s network intelligence platform to solve unique operational challenges.

Panelists included:

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Moderated by Julien Klein, Director of Product Management for Natural Gas at Picarro, this panel explored the evolution of methane emissions management from pilot programs to full-scale operational integration. Joining him were Srijana Rai, Principal Analyst, Zero Emission Systems, GTI Energy and Technical Director, Project Veritas, Jeremy Handler, Environmental Principal for Climate, NiSource, and Allen Tran, Data Analyst, Picarro.

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Moderated by Tom Dockery, Director of Product Management for Natural Gas at Picarro, this closing panel brought together four of the industry’s most experienced leaders in advanced mobile data collection. Representing a combined 150,000–200,000 miles of annual survey coverage, the panel featured:

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In his closing-morning remarks at PGCC Fall 2025, François‑Xavier Rongère, Vice President of Natural Gas Industry at Picarro, reflected on the event’s achievements and shared an optimistic vision for the industry’s next chapter.

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In this candid and energizing keynote, Emeka Igwilo — Chief Data Officer and VP of Operations Support at Southern Company Gas shared a decade-long story of transformation: from early skepticism about emerging leak detection technology to building one of the largest and most strategically integrated AMLD (Advanced Mobile Leak Detection) programs in the country.

One Technology, Countless Landscapes, Infinite Insights. 

Picarro operates the largest Advanced Mobile Leak Detection (AMLD) fleet in the world, setting the industry benchmark for precision, scale, and impact. Trusted globally by utilities and environmental agencies, Picarro’s technology brings operational excellence at scale, enabling proactive, data-driven pipeline integrity programs.

Transform your leak survey practices with the Picarro Handheld. Our innovative solution blends high-performing hardware with cloud analytics to redefine leak detection. Powered by a state-of-the-art open-path laser spectrometer (OPLS) sensor, our handheld delivers fast response times and PPB level sensitivity to methane and ethane. The Picarro Handheld enhances your leak detection capabilities, allowing you to pinpoint leaks with greater accuracy and speed.

Alexander Balkanski delivered an insightful closing keynote at the 2024 Fall Picarro Gas Community Conference, reflecting on Picarro’s transformative journey and the pivotal role of emissions-based detection in shaping the future of gas distribution. Balkanski engaged the audience by recounting Picarro’s 15-year evolution, emphasizing the critical need for modern gas utilities to shift focus from traditional concentration-based detection methods to advanced emissions analytics. 

This panel revolves around a groundbreaking product launch for a new Picarro Handheld, designed specifically for the natural gas industry. This unique handheld device seeks to overcome the barriers posed by existing tools, offering enhanced sensitivity, seamless data transfer in real-time to cloud services, and an overall superior efficiency in detecting and investigating gas leaks.

PRESENTATION: Preparing for Hydrogen in Gas Distribution Networks

Speaker: Torsten Lotze, Project Lead, E.ON 

Topic: Transforming Gas Distribution for Hydrogen Compatibility

The recent panel at the 2024 Fall Picarro Gas Conference concentrated on the implementation of a playbook for the EU methane regulation. They emphasized that the larger leaks must be tackled first and foremost, ascertaining that emissions are effectively reduced by focusing on emission rates, not just concentration readings. The panel reiterated the significance of industry best practices to stay compliant with the regulation's requirements, including repair deadlines for leaks above 1000 ppm.

Topic: Ensure Compliance with the new EU Methane Regulation

Moderator: Renato Winkler, PhD, Senior Director, Picarro

Panelists:

In his groundbreaking keynote speech Nick Stavropoulos, President & COO, Retired PG&E, discussed the influential advancements in technology being used to detect leaks within the natural gas industry. He accredited Alex Balkanski (President & CEO, Picarro) and his team at Picarro for their major contributions in these technological evolutions.

Leak quantification unlocks the potential to implement methane abatement programs to reduce emissions and meet emission reduction targets/goals. The leak sizes in the distribution system span over several orders of magnitude, and prioritization is the key strategy to have an effective methane abatement program.

Last year this was our hottest breakout session so we’ve decided to make it prime time! In this panel we will hear from multiple operators sharing short anecdotes of how the Picarro solution has added value, led them to surprising insights, offered an unexpected or shoulder benefit from their initial use case, or otherwise increased safety, efficiency, or improved outcome.

Centered around the integral topic of business risk management, the panel discussion brings to the forefront the importance of advanced analytics and emissions data collection. The participants, each an expert from their respective fields, impart their experiences and knowledge about risk management strategies, the advantages of data collection and advanced analytics, and Picarro’s instrumental role in the detection and repair of leaks.

The panel discussion covered a broad range of topics centered on the implementation and management of new deployments in the energy sector. A key focus was placed on the critical role of change management and stakeholder investment. Establishing a dedicated analyst team was recommended to improve fine rates and domain knowledge, with an optimal analyst to car ratio suggested at 1:5, though this may vary.

Part I of the Technology Showcase conference panel delved into the latest advancements in emissions management, highlighting the crucial role of new technological tools in boosting efficiency and accuracy. Key innovations discussed included the cutting-edge Emissions 360 platform, designed to streamline emissions monitoring, and the state-of-the-art Picasso handheld methane detector.

In the conversation, we sit down with Paolo Gallo, CEO of Italgas and Alex Balkanski, President and CEO of Picarro to discuss their journey towards digital transformation and sustainability. Italgas has been successful in achieving cost savings and minimizing emissions which has been a game-changer for the company. A digital platform specifically designed for sustainability reporting has been developed and it has been a significant focus for the company to use AI for predictive maintenance to improve business processes.

Day 3 – Risk Management Day – kicked off with a discussion of Picarro’s latest developments in risk-based leak management, combining the power of direct measurements with key risk factors derived from existing data sources – GIS, DIMP. The team stepped through some exciting new dashboards and unveiled some exciting advancements in technology.

Participants joined us for an empowering closing keynote delivered by Francois Rongere, Senior Director – Solution Architect Climate and Safety, Picarro. An expert in environmental science and technological solutions, Rongere tackled the urgent need for action, highlighting why “The Time Was Now” for corporations and organizations to step up their environmental accountability.

Alex Balkanski, President & CEO of Picarro, delivered an insightful and rousing opening keynote at the 2024 Spring Picarro Gas Community Conference. Driven by a mission to revolutionize gas distribution worldwide, Alex stresses the importance of learning from customers globally.

Unearth the secrets to successful compliance through a data-driven approach in this enlightening breakout session with Talmadge Centers, VP Gas Business Development, Picarro. Learn about the crucial role of process improvement and data collection in meeting regulatory standards and how strategic planning can pave the way for better financial outcomes.

In this video, Britney Strout with Summit Utilities discusses Picarro's impact on the leak survey industry. It’s praised not only for meeting compliance needs but also as a valuable tool for emergency and preventative situations (00:00:03-00:00:21). Picarro’s technology enables faster response times, leading to cost and time savings while ensuring system reliability and safety (00:01:29-00:02:26). Ms. Strout also notes that Picarro can be quickly deployed to detect leaks on both the customer’s and the company’s side (00:02:53-00:03:24).

Introducing a new Picarro podcast featuring Chris Rison from Cadent Gas. Join us as we deep-dive into the energy industry, presenting innovative solutions and best practices that drive operational efficiency and safety in the natural gas sector. This is a goldmine of data-backed insights to streamline your processes and enhance operational reliability. Case studies from experts in the industry will help you meet the challenge of integrating new technologies without compromising on safety and regulatory standards. At Picarro, we're committed to powering operational success for natural gas

Ed Wahl shares his presentation on Picarro's Methane and Ethane analyzer.

Our esteemed panel discusses the launch of Picarro's Super Emitter program and reviews what to expect.

 

Measuring and quantifying methane emissions from the natural gas value chain has gained significant attention across all stakeholders, such as regulators, policymakers, scientists, consumers, and the shareholders of gas utilities. Many industry leaders have committed to ESG goals including methane emissions reduction targets, acknowledging the importance and urgency of reducing the carbon footprint from the energy sector.

Discover the latest in methane emissions monitoring in the newest episode of the Picarro Community Green Forum. Lead by our very own Tracy Boyd, the podcast dives into the complexities of gas and energy sector challenges. Through enriching discussions with Jacob Cansler and Andrew Kidd, Picarro product managers, listeners gain valuable insights into the world of methane data collection, leak detection, and emissions measurement.

Welcome to PCG Volume 4: emissions360™ - A Holistic Approach to Emissions Measurement & Reduction. In this episode of the Picarro Community Green Forum, we dive deeper into methane data collection, leak detection, and emissions measurement. Our experts, Jacob Cansler and Sean MacMullin, share insights on the award-winning emissions360, Picarro's solution to emissions measurement and reduction. 

In a recent interview with Picarro, Amanda Harmon, Director of Zero Emissions Systems

Humorously unpack terms like "LISA," "FoV," and "Super Emitter" with the Picarro Gas Team's take on wrong answers only. Enjoy the video while brushing up on your industry lingo!

MI Best: Consumers Energy

Retired President & COO of PG&E, Nick Stavropoulos, shares his goals for partnering with Picarro in order to boost efficiency. 

Retired President & COO of PG&E, Nick Stavropoulos, shares his goals for partnering with Picarro in order to boost efficiency. 

Catch the highlights from GRIDTech Conference 2023, where Dr. Renato Winkler, Sr. Director at Picarro, delivered his GRIDTech Talk on cutting-edge solutions for reducing methane emissions in gas infrastructure. Explore the journey from measurement to mitigation as Dr. Winkler shares insights on addressing methane emissions in this impactful session. 

At the 2023 GRIDTech Conference, Picarro received a notable endorsement from none other than Pier Lorenzo Dell'Orco, CEO of Italgas Reti.

"We have reduced dramatically the number of odor calls, which in my view... is the most reliable KPI because it's completely guided by people and not by the company itself. We have reduced our [odor] calls by about 40% compared to the baseline of 2018. So it has been a really successful story." - Pier Lorenzo Dell'Orco, CEO of Italgas Reti

In the dynamic landscape of gas leak investigations, mastering the intricacies of Picarro Leak Indications (LISAs) is crucial for efficient and accurate detection. In this training video, we delve into the unique investigative process required for Picarro indications, setting it apart from traditional leak surveys.

Welcome to the Picarro Gas Community - For thought leaders in gas and energy! Find out what natural gas leaders are discussing today in our Member Forum and get behind-the-scenes access to critical documentation, implementation guides, videos of our most recent conference, and more. 

 

Sign up today to join the conversation! https://community-gas.picarro.com/registration/

Picarro's Field Application Engineer, Tanner Orland, and Product Manager, Andrew Kidd, share how Picarro's hardware picks up methane from the atmosphere.

Picarro's Field Application Engineer, Tanner Orland, and Product Manager, Andrew Kidd, share how Picarro's hardware picks up methane from the atmosphere.

Large-scale operational change is sometimes challenging for a large organization to manage. Choosing to utilize a breakthrough technology, like Picarro AMLD, stresses data management, decision-making processes, operations, and corporate culture.

In this panel, we will discuss specific adoption and scaling pathways for North American utilities. They will share information around potential stumbling blocks, change management challenges to be aware of, and lessons learned along the way. There will be time reserved for questions and answers from the audience.

In this breakout session we will hear from multiple operators sharing short anecdotes of how the Picarro AMLD solution has added value, led them to surprising insights, offered an unexpected or shoulder benefit from their initial use case, or otherwise increased safety, efficiency, or improved outcome.

This session will include the opportunity for questions and answers, as well as the opportunity for audience members to share their own success story anecdotes with their peers in this casual town hall format.

Attendees of this webcast delved into the captivating realm of cloud migration and its profound impact on various data sources, including edge devices, databases, and systems. Attendees of this webcast learned about the value of migration to the cloud on various data sources including edge devices, devices, databases, and systems and how to derive business value from data.

Subject matter experts discussed:

Attendees of this webcast delved into the captivating realm of cloud migration and its profound impact on various data sources, including edge devices, databases, and systems. Attendees of this webcast learned about the value of migration to the cloud on various data sources including edge devices, devices, databases, and systems and how to derive business value from data.

A potent greenhouse gas present in the agriculture, energy, and other sectors, methane is in the spotlight, ahead of this year’s COP28 in the United Arab Emirates. But it’s also a big feature in discussions at EU level. Here, the EuroGas Podcast takes a look at the work of European gas distribution system operators (or DSOs) and see how upcoming EU legislation could affect how emissions are detected and reduced.

In this insightful interview, Tom Dockery, Senior Director of Client Delivery and Support at Picarro, shares his unique viewpoint on client delivery and support. With a depth of experience behind him, Dockery provides an inside look at the challenges, triumphs, and overall journey of his role within the company. He discusses the vision and drivers that steer this pivotal part of the business, providing a comprehensive understanding of what goes on behind the scenes at Picarro.

Dive into the intricacies of the natural gas industry with a revealing discussion led by Tal Centers, the Vice President of Gas Business Development at Picarro. Throughout the conversation, Centers clarifies the evolution of the gas and energy sectors, shedding light on the pivotal developments, trends, and technologies shaping the contemporary energy landscape.

We sit down with Picarro's Francois Rongere, Sr. Director of Solution Architecture for Climate and Safety to discuss how companies are navigating PHMSA’s recent notice of proposed rule making for gas operators to embrace Advanced Mobile Leak Detection (AMLD) and how Picarro can help our clients during this transition.

In the latest episode of the PCG Volume 3 podcast, "Client Program Management and Scaling," we delve deep into the realm of program management with Picarro's latest team members, Eric Chan and Tanner Orland. The main focus of this podcast is to provide listeners with an understanding of what fuels the ongoing success of our clients and how users, whether new or seasoned, can efficiently scale their operations with Picarro's assistance.

Join us today as we welcome esteemed guests, Picarro's Francois Rongere, Sr. Director of Solution Architecture for Climate and Safety, and Sean MacMullin, Sr. Director of Software and Data Analytics. Gain invaluable insights into the evolving industry landscape and discover what lies ahead. Together, we delve into the fascinating realm of methane emissions measurements, quantification, and abatement analytics, uncovering the emerging language that is shaping our future.

In this panel Picarro’s CEO, Alexandre Balkanski discusses how Picarro leads the way to net-zero for our partner-operators in his keynote presentation, “You cannot fix what you do not measure.” Take this journey with Alex as he guides the natural gas distribution industry along the path to net zero emissions by leveraging Picarro’s AMLD and analytics solutions.

Gas utilities in Latin America have experienced an important transformation in recent years.

Picarro’s P-Cubed™ award-winning software and analytics platform is the enabling technology behind our solutions for natural gas distributors. In this session, we will highlight P-Cubed’s new capabilities including the latest improvements in Priority Ranking and Emissions Quantification analytics, our new measurement-based emissions reporting capabilities, and our

Operators from all segments of the value chain are facing increased pressure to commit to ambitious ESG goals, including methane emissions reduction targets, thereby acknowledging the importance and urgency of reducing the carbon footprint

Leak quantification unlocks the potential to implement methane abatement programs in order to reduce emissions and meet emission reduction targets/goals. The leak sizes in the distribution system span over several orders of magnitude, and prioritization is the key strategy to have an effective methane abatement program. 

In this discussion, we will go over each of the utility’s implementation plans and how they are using the Picarro mobile detection and quantification system to reduce emissions.

Peter Harcus, General Manager of Gas & Water Networks for Jemena shares his experience with Picarro at our 2023 Spring Picarro Gas Community Conference.

Dave Moon, Director of Asset Investment at Cadent Gas discusses Picarro at our 2023 Spring Picarro Gas Community Conference.

 

Digitalization empowers businesses to standardize access to data and analytics, and ultimately enables informed decision making across the organization. Making the right strategic decisions can be very challenging when managing a complex and critical infrastructure such as a gas distribution network.

Dave Moon, Director of Asset Investment at Cadent Gas shares his experience with Picarro.

Picarro Community Green reviews various methane leak technologies and methane measurement solutions.

Quick overview of Picarro with several current users highlighted.

Paolo Gallo, Italgas CEO discusses Picarro at our recent Picarro Community Conference in Turin, Italy.

Paolo Gallo, Italgas CEO discusses Picarro at our

Pier Lorenzo Dell'Orco, CEO and Italgas Reti discusses Picarro at our recent Picarro Community Conference in Turin, Italy.

Listen to Pier Lorenzo DellOrco, CEO of Italgas Reti, open the Fall PCC Conference in Turin, Italy.

 

 

Listen to Paolo Gall, CEO of Italgas close this exciting conference.

Digitalization empowers businesses to standardize access to data and analytics and ultimately enables informed decision-making across the organization. Making the right strategic decisions can be very challenging when managing a complex and critical infrastructure such as a gas distribution network. Furthermore, the quality of the models used to optimize investment plans is only as good as the data used to inform them.

Methane is powerful albeit short-lived greenhouse gas and its increase in concentration in the atmosphere contributes significantly to global warming. Its short lifetime in the atmosphere and strong global warming potential makes methane emissions reductions a preferred instrument to reach mid-term climate targets for policymakers and regulators.

Listen to Vincenzo Gargiulo, Head of Business Solutions and New Services at Bludigit and Gianmarco Pulga, the Head of Digital Factory at Italgas discuss their facility and journey towards digitalization.

There is a significant opportunity around emissions management and reduction programs.

In this session, we will discuss the potential use of methane data collected by a mobile ALD system to inform and refine pipe replacement prioritization decisions. Conventional Distribution Integrity Risk (DIMP) models are only as good as the historical data that informs them. Plus, risk calculations often give disproportionate weight to just a handful of key threats and sub-threats, regardless of the pipe’s conditions, actual leak density and associated emissions.

Picarro’s P-Cubed™ award-winning software and analytics platform is the enabling technology behind our solutions for natural gas distributors. In this session, Julien Klein highlights P-Cubed’s new capabilities including the latest improvements in Priority Ranking and Emissions Quantification analytics, our new measurement-based emissions reporting capabilities, and our ESRI-powered interactive web maps. 

Presenter: Julien Klein, Senior Director Product Management, Gas, Picarro

Measuring and quantifying methane emissions from the natural gas value chain has gained significant attention across all stakeholders, such as regulators, policymakers, scientists, consumers, and the shareholders of gas utilities. Many industry leaders have committed to ESG goals including methane emissions reduction targets, acknowledging the importance and urgency of reducing the carbon footprint from the energy sector.

5% of leaks account for 50% of your emissions. Find them using advanced leak detection and analytics.  Learn how you can identify and eliminate super emitters at unprecedented speed and scale with Picarro.

Italgas: Picarro Surveyor, Advanced Laser Technology to Monitor Gas Networks

WEI, Picarro, and Pacific Gas and Electric Webinar 2021

Picarro is a leading provider of asset management solutions for the natural gas industry.

This webinar was co-presented by Picarro Inc., CenterPoint Energy, and the Southern Gas Assocation.

Conventional Distribution Integrity Risk (DIM) models typically rely on historical and static parameters to predict risk. In this webinar, you'll learn how mobile Advanced Leak Detection (ALD) enables you to augment your DIM program with real-time methane data. With this improved model you can produce a more predictive and granular view of risk and optimize important capital investment decisions such as pipe replacement initiatives.

Picarro is the global leader in emissions measurement and reduction, pipe replacement, and advanced leak survey solutions. Watch this quick video to understand how we enable Natural Gas Operators to reduce methane emissions and improve the safety of their infrastructure.

Picarro is a leading provider of asset management solutions for the natural gas industry.

This webinar was co-presented by Picarro Inc., CenterPoint Energy, and the Southern Gas Assocation.

Conventional Distribution Integrity Risk (DIM) models typically rely on historical and static parameters to predict risk. In this webinar, you'll learn how mobile Advanced Leak Detection (ALD) enables you to augment your DIM program with real-time methane data. With this improved model you can produce a more predictive and granular view of risk and optimize important capital investment decisions such as pipe replacement initiatives.

WEI, Picarro, and PG&E Webinar 2021