Since its inception in 2002, HERA has represented the first national experience of aggregation of municipal companies (11, operating in Emilia-Romagna), giving life to a single multi-utility. The Group employs more than 8,500 people, committed every day to meeting the multiple needs of more than 3.5 million citizens.

On the basis of the current UNI 7133 2014 standard, which regulates the odorization of methane gas on public and private users, INRETE DISTRIBUZIONE (formerly HERA GROUP), has searched the market for a company that would provide complete service solutions, thus avoiding the use of its own resources.

ODOGAS by CPL CONCORDIA is an advanced odorization system, which in detail includes:

• The adaptation of odorization systems
• The installation of electronic levels on odorization systems and data transmission devices to the supervision system
• The supply of odorizing products, including transport and loading of the systems, without the intervention of the customer’s personnel
• The regulation of the systems, both lapping and injection
• The verification of the maintenance of the correct odorization rate at the exit of the injection plants on the basis of the consumption of odorant and the gas injected
• Routine maintenance of odorization systems and emergency service in the event of breakdown or breakdown
• The formal measurement of the odorization rate at the critical points of the network coded by the customer
• The publication on the web portal of all sensitive data relating to odorization to allow the customer to consult

The supervision system made available with the service automatically performs the functions necessary for the correct control of the systems. In particular, the system communicates with the peripherals installed in the field through two different channels: SMS messages and direct connection via FTP. The data transmitted are related to the quantities that directly affect the odorization of the gas (e.g., the instantaneous flow rate of gas, the amount of odorant present in the system, alarm for insufficient odorization, etc.).