This ITT, entitled “Development and provision of hot-spot observation-based emissions of methane”, is for providing quantitative estimates of methane emissions from large point sources around the world based on satellite data.

This ITT, entitled “Development and provision of hot-spot observation-based emissions of methane”, is for providing quantitative estimates of methane emissions from large point sources around the world based on satellite data. The successful Tenderer shall routinely provide these estimates as close to real-time as possible, while maintaining their quality at the highest international standard. The successful Tenderer shall also support ECMWF with the production of web-based graphics to communicate the information to a range of user stakeholders, including the European Commission, EU member states, and Copernicus contributing countries. In addition, the successful Tenderer shall support ECMWF with the further development of CH4 hotspot detection and emission estimation based on the CAMS global forecasting system (IFS) by providing their expertise in this domain as well as carrying out evaluation of the IFS-based results against their satellite-only results. Finally, the Successful Tenderer shall actively contribute to the engagement with the main CAMS stakeholders and international coordination frameworks for global monitoring of methane emission sources.