Making invisible methane visible and actionable

SENSIA is a Madrid based company that develops intelligent infrared imaging solutions aimed at industrial monitoring. The company says its RedLook platform combines proprietary infrared cameras, embedded AI and a cloud software stack to detect, quantify and report gas emissions in real time. Francisco Cortés, chief executive officer, frames the product as a tool for operators to improve safety, speed up leak response and meet growing transparency demands related to greenhouse gas emissions.

Why methane detection matters

Methane is both an energy carrier and a potent climate forcer. Short lived relative to carbon dioxide, methane has a much higher global warming potential over 20 year horizons. Cortés cited a 20 year global warming potential around 84 times that of CO2 to explain the urgency of finding and repairing leaks quickly. That combination of climate impact and recoverable resource value has driven industrial interest in continuous monitoring technologies that can turn invisible emissions into verifiable data.

RedLook and Optical Gas Imaging explained

How EIC support accelerated industrialisation

SENSIA credits the European Innovation Council funding under the GaSeS project and the SME Instrument phase of the EIC Accelerator Pilot with enabling the jump from lab research to an industrialised offering. According to the company, EIC funding supported three areas: training and development of AI models tailored to infrared imagery, design and manufacture of industrial grade cameras, and field validation in demanding operational environments. The grant also provided external validation which the company says helped in stakeholder engagement and regulatory discussions across Europe.

The company claims to be the only European firm offering proprietary intelligent infrared imaging systems for continuous industrial monitoring and says RedLook is now among the top infrared monitoring products. Such market position claims are common in vendor communications and should be weighed against independent benchmarks and procurement outcomes when assessing market leadership.

New investment: scaling production and pursuing vertical integration

In February 2025 SENSIA announced a funding round led by A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund and SETT, the Spanish public entity for technological transformation. The company described this infusion as pivotal for scaling sensor production, accelerating deployments in Europe, the Middle East and North America, and deepening integration with industrial digital infrastructures.

Roadmap and new product directions

SENSIA intends to expand RedLook deployments beyond oil and gas emissions monitoring into fire detection, asset protection and safety applications in critical environments. The company is pursuing tighter integration with customers digital infrastructures to enable real time quantification and digital certification of emissions data.

On the hardware side, SENSIA stated it is developing a new generation of infrared photodetectors that it expects will lower costs and broaden the accessible markets for IR imaging. The company also plans to increase in house production capacity and pursue vertical integration in areas the company views as strategically important for Europe such as detectors and embedded AI computing. That aligns with broader EU concerns about technological sovereignty in sensor and semiconductor supply chains.

Context: regulation, market incentives and partnerships

Europe has tightened its regulatory focus on methane in recent years. New EU rules and the Global Methane Pledge have increased demand for monitoring and reporting tools that can produce verifiable emissions data. Coalitions such as the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative and the International Methane Emission Observatory are pushing for measurement standards and data transparency. These policy drivers help create commercial opportunities for continuous monitoring systems that can integrate with MRV frameworks.

What to watch: validation, scale and supply chain constraints

SENSIA has demonstrated deployments in several industrial complexes and positions its technology for industrial scale use. The main questions for wider adoption are technical and commercial. On the technical side continuous OGI systems must balance sensitivity against false positives and provide reliable quantification. Independent field trials and verified performance data are important for regulators and large industrial buyers.

On the industrial side supply chains for infrared detectors and high quality optics are concentrated and have experienced intermittency. SENSIA's stated move toward vertical integration into detectors and embedded AI suggests it views supply chain risks as material. Delivering on lower cost photodetectors will be technically challenging and capital intensive, and success will depend on engineering outcomes and manufacturing scale.

Finally the market is competitive and includes established OGI camera manufacturers, satellite and aerial methane detection services, and other analytics providers. Vendors will need robust third party validation and procurement wins at scale to substantiate claims of market leadership.

Commitment to methane abatement and corporate practices

SENSIA joined the OGCI Aiming For Zero Methane Emissions Initiative in 2023. The company frames its commitment as twofold. First it intends to improve performance and accessibility of monitoring solutions. Second it aims to work with operators, regulators and initiatives to accelerate deployment of these technologies so that emissions transparency and mitigation become operational rather than theoretical.

Cortés also offered a personal note on sustainable living. He said he favours low impact daily habits such as living close to work, reducing material consumption and instilling mindful consumption in his children. He presented these as pragmatic, repeatable actions rather than large purchases as the path to a low impact lifestyle.

Bottom line

SENSIA illustrates the intersection of deep tech sensing, AI and climate policy driven demand for emissions data. EIC funding and new private and public led investment have helped the company industrialise its RedLook product and accelerate market entry. The company is explicit about ambitions to broaden applications and to reduce dependence on external detector suppliers. Those goals align with policy priorities on measurement, reporting and technological resilience but will require sustained engineering, manufacturing scale up and independent validation to move from promising deployments to wide industrial adoption.

Further reading and sources

This article draws on SENSIA statements about RedLook, the EIC GaSeS project involvement, the February 2025 investment led by A&G and SETT, and SENSIA's published product information. Readers interested in the regulatory context should consult the EU methane regulation, the Global Methane Pledge and the International Methane Emissions Observatory for verified data and policy milestones.