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GasSecure can report more than a year of successful operation of its largest wireless gas detection system so far. Delivery of in total 122 GS01 wireless gas detectors started fall 2015 and the project at Statoil Denmark Kalundborg Refinery was implemented in three phases. The main scope was to improve the coverage of gas detection in three process areas as determined by a risk analysis.
The installation is not only remarkable by size; but is also the world’s first full-scale SIL2 capable wireless gas detection system according to the IEC 61508 standard. The safety instrumented system (SIS) links the SIL-certified GS01 gas detector and controller using the readily available open safety protocol, PROFIsafe over PROFINET, to enable safe end-to-end communication between the field devices and the safety controller.
Statoil’s experience with this installation is summarized in a case study (earlier presented at the ISA100 Wireless End User Conference - Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Sep. 2016) that may be downloaded here.

GasSecure are pleased to announce that their GS01 and GS01-EA wireless hydrocarbon gas detectors have been approved by Factory Mutual (FM) as intrinsically safe device for use in both Class I, Zone 1 and Class I, Division 2 hazardous area.

This important approval for North America adds to the existing European ATEX and international IECEx certificates plus additional regional approvals like for example Inmetro (Brazil) and Kosha (Korea).

The GS01 wireless gas detectors were recently on display at Offshore Technology Conference 2017, Houston TX to support our ongoing launch activities in the North American market.

GasSecure GS01 wireless gas detector capabilities have been independently assessed by the National Physical Laboratory at the request of a major oil and gas company within the Evaluation International (EI) group. The EI members realise the financial benefits and technical security from independent professional evaluations of instruments they are considering purchasing. The GasSecure GS01 now joins that roster of tested devices. For more information see below leaflet or contact GasSecure or Dräger.

GasSecure has recently launched a new product, the wireless gas detector with extended antenna named GS01-EA. In brief, an antenna cable is fitted to the detector so that the antenna can be placed in a different location remote from the detector.
The GS01-EA is designed for for the following main use cases:

• Gas detection inside enclosed structures (e.g. well houses) with wireless infrastructure located on the outside
• Detection of heavy gases close to the ground (commonly found in tank farm applications)

Please refer to our product section for more information on this new exciting product.

GasSecure is pleased to announce that a GS01 test campaign conducted by Evaluation International (EI) was succesfully completed at the end of 2015 and a report is now available from this organisation.
The evaluation programme was devised by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) UK, in response to a test requirement list supplied by the EI member BP and had two focus areas:

• Assess the wireless functionality of the GS01 detector in the presence of deliberate radio (WiFi) interference.
• Test the sensitivity of the GS01 detector to low concentrations of hydrocarbon gases in air for different environmental conditions.

A summary of the full report is available in our technology section.

About Evaluation International: Almost 100 instrument user companies across Europe including several oil & gas majors are members of EI. The organisation operates an annual Instrument Evaluation Programme on behalf of its members.

GasSecure's CEO Knut Sandven will be one of the presenters for this exciting webinar covering wireless technology used across the globe in a growing variety of safety applications. The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) will present best practice guidelines for wireless safety deployments and present six wireless safety case studies from GasSecure, Yokogawa, and Honeywell. This webinar is a condensed version of popular tutorials that were presented at the 2015 ISA Process Control and Safety Symposium.

The webinar takes place on Wed 9th December 2015 - 11am EST (USA).

GasSecure AS, a Dräger owned company, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation announce the delivery of the world’s first SIL2 certified wireless gas detection system for use at an LNG facility. The unique capabilities of this wireless system solution for safety integrated systems are now available to companies that have a strong interest in maintaining safe and secure operations with reliable and proven gas detectors.
Read the press release here.

The latest edition of Automatisering magazine includes a comprehensive article about GasSecure after the acquisition by German gas detector giant Dräger. Bottom line: GasSecure remains committed to further research and development in the field of ultra-low power, wireless gas detection out of their Oslo headquarter. Read the complete article (in Norwegian) here.

And Norwegian magazine Teknisk Ukeblad builds a story on GasSecure recruiting in Norway for expanding their global business together with Dräger. The entire article (in Norwegian) may be found online here.

GasSecure are pleased to announce that their GS01 wireless hydrocarbon gas detector has been certified by third party assessor Exida as SIL 2 capable per IEC 61508 : 2010 parts 1-7. Going further the assessment also supports the use of PROFIsafe communications to allow a fully certified SIL 2 loop to a control system, which is a world first for a wireless gas detector. The SIL certificate and documentation are now available on Exida's website.

Read our press release here.

The Norwegian venture-backed company GasSecure AS is sold to Dräger Holding International GmbH for approximately 500 MNOK. The company will strengthen Dräger’s portfolio within gas detection with its wireless gas detector for the oil and gas industry. The sale is the proof of GasSecure’s success both in the market and as a venture backed investment.

Stefan Dräger, Executive Board Chairman of Dräger,
and Knut Sandven, CEO of GasSecure

Read the presse release here...