How to Measure and Manage Flaring Emissions
Use case spotlight: Real-time intelligence for flaring emissions management
Published
May 1, 2025
2 min read
Navigating the complexities of flaring compliance
Air emission limits from flaring aren't optional—they're regulatory boundaries every operator must navigate daily. Whether the limit is set daily, monthly, or yearly exceeding it can result in compliance violations, operational shutdowns, and reputational risk.
Despite the critical importance of staying within flaring limits, many organizations still rely on manual tracking in workbooks or Excel sheets, theoretical maximums, and delayed data. There’s no real-time visibility into how close they are to breach thresholds — let alone the tools that enable proactive corrective action.
At Validere, we’re transforming how companies manage and monitor flaring emissions by delivering real-time visibility, and alerts—so you can confidently stay within your air permit limits and avoid surprises.
The value we deliver
With Validere, flaring compliance becomes proactive instead of reactive. Our customers benefit from:
- Real-time flare volume tracking: Ingest actual or estimated flaring volumes from meters, event logs, or SCADA data as it happens.
- Permit-aware visualizations: Know exactly how close you are to your daily or annual limits with dynamic dashboards and cumulative charts.
- Threshold-based alerts: Get notified when you're nearing a limit – enabling proactive action to avoid costly penalties.
- Operational decision support: Make informed choices to reduce flaring, reroute gas, or allocate unused air permit capacity from other equipment.
See Validere in action:
Flaring Emissions demo May 2025
How Validere powers smarter flaring air emissions management
Our platform enables:
- Measurement integration: Our platform brings together all relevant sources—metered volumes, calculated estimates, and permit thresholds—into one cohesive system. Whether you're flaring due to an upset or a scheduled event, the data is captured and contextualized in real-time.
- Dynamic visualizations and reporting: See a live view of your cumulative flaring against limits, with flexible timeframes and site-level granularity. Export reports with one click or automate delivery to stakeholders and regulators.
- Threshold alerts and predictive insights: Set custom alert levels based on the percentage of permitted capacity used. Trigger operational reviews or workflow automation when thresholds are approached.
- Permit optimization: Balance emissions across your facility. If one flare is nearing its limit but another piece of equipment has unused permit headroom, Validere helps you see and act on that insight instantly.
Ready to see real-time flaring intelligence in action?
About the Author Jonathan Copeland jon.copeland@validere.com
Jonathan is a Product Manager at Validere, responsible for developing new capabilities that drive customer value. With a background in mechatronics engineering and business, Jonathan brings deep expertise in customer empathy and building products that users love. His primary focus is working closely with customers to understand their challenges and ensure our product strategy aligns with their needs.