Tech.eu writes that Hamburg-based atmio recently revealed an innovative solution to solve the climate change problem. The company relies on a methane leaking monitoring process, using special devices that allow energy companies detect leaks more accurately and faster.

Carbon dioxide and methane are among the seven major greenhouse gases and while carbon dioxide is present in the atmosphere for as much as thousands of years at a time, methane's 20 years or so lifespan can heat the planet about 80 times more.

Methane emissions come from the digestive process of livestock, as well as organic breakdown that happens in places like landfills, although these emissions account for a small part of the planet's atmosphere, at 0,00017%.

However, scientists warn that most of the methane on Earth lies actually in places like the seabed or in the polar ice caps, which means that the gas won't be trapped there for long, as the melting process already began.

One of the big issues with methane is that this is the gas that is supplied by large energy conglomerates for heating homes or businesses, which results in some leaks and wastes across the pipeline. In the past this was acceptable for the benefits of keeping our homes warm and being able to cook, but nowadays, the climate crisis has become so grave that we need to look at alternatives to prevent catastrophes from taking place.

atmio co-founder and CEO Matthias Schmittmann said that the company will work with energy suppliers to implement its leaks-detection system, so that repairs at the pipeline can take place faster.

The CEO claims that atmio's solution can detect and allow the repair of leaks up to ten times faster than current methods, while being 100% compliant with EU's methane regulations.

"Within a few months, we developed the industry's operating system to find, fix and report methane emissions. Our customers already started using the solution, reducing greenhouse gas emissions one leak at a time", Schmittmann said.

So far, atmio raised 1,3 million euros in a pre-seed investment round with support coming from the likes of Robin Capital, HCVC and Nucleus Capital.