Maritime carbon capture and storage to cut emissions by 65 per cent 12 February 2013

A project on chemical capture, liquefaction and temporary storage of CO2 on-board ships has revealed that the concept is technically feasible and capable of cutting maritime emissions by 65%.

That is the finding of governance organisation Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and process modelling firm Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), which have now released the results of their Maritime CCS (carbon capture and storage) project.

For a VLCC (very large crude carrier) tanker, the project results suggest that such a plant could capture more than 70,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, transforming the emissions to a tradable product.

"Our R&D activities, such as the carbon capture initiative, which is completely new in the field of maritime transportation, pave the way towards next-generation solutions for achieving more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and sustainable maritime transportation," comments Nikolaos Kakalis, head of DNV Research & Innovation, Greece.

"This has been a challenging design problem with tight constraints," adds Prof Costas Pantelides, managing director of PSE.

"Applying a model-based engineering approach has been key to exploring the process decision space rapidly and effectively, and developing technically feasible and economically viable solutions."

BrianTinham

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