Carbon Capture
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NewsIndustry First Audit for the Operation of LCO2 Carriers
ABS has awarded an industry first ISM Document of Compliance to ECOLOG, a mid-stream Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) service provider, for the operation of liquified CO2 carriers on behalf of the Bermuda flag administration.
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NewsClassNK classifies first Neopanamax onboard CCS retrofit installation
ClassNK has issued a SCCS-Full class notation to EVER TOP, a Neopanamax container vessel owned by Taiwanese liner operator Evergreen. The notation signifies that the vessel is now equipped with an onboard CO2 capture and storage (CCS) system.
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NewsTotalEnergies acquires US carbon capture developer
TotalEnergies has announced that it has agreed to fully acquire Talos Low Carbon Solutions (TLCS), an early-mover American company focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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NewsK Line inks deal with Japanese gas company to study CCS logistics chain
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has signed an agreement with Japanese gas importer, TOKYO GAS CO., LTD. (Tokyo Gas) to conduct detailed studies examining the establishment of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain.
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NewsLR report identifies TCO as barrier to methanol retrofits
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released a report focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO) comparisons between passenger ships retrofitted with methanol dual-fuel engines and operating vessels on blended fuel (Blend B30), heavy fuel oil (HFO) and HFO with Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage technologies (oCCS).
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NewsPioneering on board CCS demo delivers promising initial results
A 1,000 hour demonstration of an on board carbon capture system concluded successfully in mid-February. The initial results of the EverLoNG prototype indicate that carbon capture rates of at least up to 85% are achievable.
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NewsSolvang orders world’s first full scale onboard CCS retrofit
Solvang ASA, the Norway-based shipowner, has ordered a full-scale, turnkey Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) retrofit on board one of its LPG carriers with Singaporean shipyard Seatrium. The contract is understood to be the first of its kind for a full-scale CCS unit.
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NewsMaritime CCS should play a crucial role in curbing shipping’s CO2 emissions
Maritime CCS is poised to play a crucial role in curbing shipping’s CO2 emissions, Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment explains to The Motorship.
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NewsLiquefied CO2 carriers will join the links in the carbon value chain
Demand for carbon capture is set to grow and with it demand for the ships to carry it for storage or new applications, writes Tao Shen, Manager, ABS Global Sustainability Center - Shanghai
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NewsEU doubles down on carbon capture strategy
The European Commission published ambitious plans to develop a regional carbon capture market capable of transporting up to 280 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2040 on 6 February.
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NewsSuccessful onboard carbon looping CCS pilot
Seabound, a UK-based carbon capture solutions developer, has successfully concluded a test of its carbon looping carbon capture technology on a commercial container ship, Lomar’s container feeder Sounion Trader. The technology developer now plans to focus on scaling up the technology with the intention of making the first commercial deliveries in 2025.
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NewsEcospray awarded ocean based carbon capture pilot in Norway
Ecospray, the Italian decarbonisation solutions supplier, has announced that it will participate as a technical supplier in a groundbreaking pilot project to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from seawater in Norway.
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NewsCrowley targets onboard pilot trial of OCCS system in 2024
Crowley has announced plans to collaborate with Carbon Ridge Inc., a US-based developer of carbon capture solutions, to install its first onboard carbon capture and storage solutions (OCCS) unit aboard one of its vessels in 2024. The pilot project is receiving financial support from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) programme.
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NewsABP partners up on UK carbon capture transportation
Associated British Ports has entered into an exclusive commercial relationship to collaborate on the transport and storage of shipped CO2 emissions around the UK.
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NewsBernhard Schulte orders LCO2 carrier for Northern Lights project
Northern Lights, the carbon capture transportation and storage joint venture, has announced that it has signed a time charter contract for a 7,500cbm liquefied CO2 ship with Bernhard Schulte, the family owned ship owner and operator.
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NewsJapan Builds Demo LCO2 Carrier
Purpose-built as a technology demonstrator for liquefied CO2 transportation on the Japanese coast, the 72m Excool was formally handed over by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding on 28 November.
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NewsOnboard CCS partnership launches
Conoship International and Bouman Industries have teamed up to build ship-based carbon capture systems
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NewsDSIC receives AiP for LCO2 FSIU concept
DNV awarded two Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) at the Marintec China exhibition in Shanghai on 5 December. The first AiP relates to the concept design of a 50,000 cbm floating liquefied CO2 (LCO2) storage and injection unit (FSIU), while the second related to the concept design of a 20,000 cbm LCO2 carrier.
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NewsDNV AiP For ERMA FIRST’s On Board CCS System
DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to an amine absorption-based Onboard Carbon Capture (OCC) system developed by ERMA FIRST.
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NewsMAN ES Wins German Sustainability Award
MAN Energy Solutions was awarded a prize in the ‘Mechanical and Plant Engineering’ company category in the the German Sustainability Awards held in Düsseldorf on 23 November.
