Joe Bettles, climate policy & advisory manager at M\u00e6rsk Mc-Kinney M\u00f8ller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, kicked off proceedings with some hard truths as to the extent to which OCC can reduce emissions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found for a dlcc, an energy penalty of around 40% so that would take your emissions reductions from 82% down to around 75% because you\u2019re using more, in this case, fuel oil,\u201d he said before adding that if upstream energy is calculated, ie the well to wake methodology, the emissions savings using OCC would be even less.<\/p>\n
Manfred Lebmeier, environmental advisor at Hamburg Port Authority, also weighed into the debate stating that there\u2019s an issue with what shipowners do with carbon captured onboard.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be a big issue in all ports that the same molecule [carbon] will be treated, handled, regulated in different ways,\u201d he said, stating that whether someone is transporting carbon varies greatly compared to if a shipowner is planning to dump it as waste.<\/p>\n
Harry Conway, chair of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee at the IMO, highlighted what he viewed as the main purpose of OCC. \u201cThe ultimate goal is to remove carbon from the atmosphere so you cannot capture the carbon and keep it onboard vessels,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sergey Gribanov, area manager Germany DNV, said his company has performed feasibility studies and saw there was hope for OCC. \u201cThe technology is there but it needs to be more efficient,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n
Gribanov added that economic feasibility of OCC was dependent on which regulation was being applied. His view that while EU ETS and MRV may be looking to reward OCC, the \u201cdetails aren\u2019t there needed for economical feasibility\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
When Lars Robert Pederson, Deputy Secretary General at BIMCO, who was moderating the discussion asked Conway when the IMO would have a framework in place for OCC, he replied: \u201cCarbon capture moving faster than expected. Not too far away for framework, maybe 2027,\u201d before adding that it\u2019s \u201clow hanging fruit\u201d in terms of ways shipping can reduce emissions.<\/p>\n
Conway added \u201cinnovation will drive the whole process\u201d as there appeared to be consensus that OCC was a good idea with more work needed to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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