Interview: Riken Keiki seeks to make ammonia leaks visibleインタビュー：理研計器、アンモニア漏えいを「見える化」

From point detection to area-wide monitoring, keeping seafarers out of danger with commercialisation targeted for 2028

「点」のガス検知から「面」の監視へ　船員を危険区域に近づけず、2028年実用化目指す

　Riken Keiki Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of gas detection equipment, is developing a Gas Leak Visualisation System that uses cameras to identify ammonia leak sources and show how the gas disperses, in anticipation of the wider adoption of ammonia-fuelled ships.

　The system is being developed jointly with Soilook Co., Ltd., a start-up based in Kagawa Prefecture, with commercialisation targeted for 2028.

　Maritime Bridge Japan spoke to Hiroyuki Sato, Deputy Manager of the Development Sales Section, Sales Promotion Department, and Terumasa Hori, Manager of the Development Sales Section, Sales Promotion Department, at Riken Keiki, about the objectives behind the technology and its potential deployment in the marine market.

■What you can read in the full article (approximately 4,000 Japanese characters)

→ How new camera technology could visualise ammonia leaks without requiring seafarers to enter hazardous areas.

→ From conventional point detection to area-wide monitoring, identifying leak sources and tracking the direction of gas dispersion.

→ Combining infrared imaging and AI, with ammonia leak detection confirmed at approximately 30 metres and commercialisation targeted for 2028.

→ Designed for installation in multiple locations aboard ships, with a target weight of approximately 5kg, a compact design and explosion-proof construction.

→ Looking towards the Chinese and South Korean shipbuilding markets, as international regulations and certification frameworks hold the key to commercialisation.

(The full article is available in the paid edition in both English and Japanese. The Japanese version follows the English article.)

インタビュー：理研計器、アンモニア漏えいを「見える化」

「点」のガス検知から「面」の監視へ　船員を危険区域に近づけず、2028年実用化目指す

　アンモニア燃料船の普及を見据え、ガス検知器大手の理研計器が、アンモニアの漏えい箇所や拡散状況をカメラで可視化する「ガス漏えい可視化システム」の開発を進めている。

　香川県のスタートアップ、株式会社Soilook（ソイルック）と共同開発し、2028年の商品化を目指す。Maritime Bridge Japanは、理研計器の営業推進部 開発営業課 担当課長の佐藤裕之（Hiroyuki Sato）氏と営業推進部 開発営業課 課長の堀皓雅（Terumasa Hori）氏に、開発の狙いと舶用市場への展開を聞いた。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約4,000文字）

→ アンモニア漏えいをカメラで可視化、船員を危険区域に近づけない新技術とは。

→ 従来の「点」の検知から「面」の監視へ。漏えい源とガスの拡散方向を捉える。

→ 赤外線とAIを融合、約30m先の漏えい検知を確認。2028年の商品化を目指す。

→ 船舶への多数設置を想定し、小型・軽量化へ。防爆構造と約5kgの実現に挑む。

→ 中国・韓国の造船市場も視野に。実用化の鍵を握る国際規制と認証制度の行方。

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた有料版の本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）