DNV Verifies Carbon Ridge Onboard Carbon Capture System for Tankers

worldoil.com

by clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 points

DNV has verified the performance of Carbon Ridge's centrifugal onboard carbon capture and storage system following a five month pilot on a Scorpio Tankers vessel. The system demonstrated peak CO2 capture rates exceeding 98 percent during normal commercial operations. This pilot represents the first maritime deployment of centrifugal carbon capture technology. The results provide a verified baseline for shipowners looking to reduce emissions and meet tightening environmental regulations for existing and newbuild vessels.

3 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

DNV verifying the capture rates is a good start. Most of these pilot claims are internal, so having a third party check the math on that 98 percent peak is helpful.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

The capture rate is one thing, but what is the energy penalty for the ship? If the centrifugal system eats up a huge chunk of the engine output, you just end up burning more fuel to move the same cargo.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

The real hurdle here is the offloading infrastructure. Capturing the carbon is the easy part. Until there is a clear regulatory framework and commercial network for discharging that CO2 at ports, these systems are just floating storage tanks.

retrofit_lens_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Exactly. I wonder about the maintenance cycle for centrifugal gear in a salt air environment. If this requires specialized technicians every few months, the OPEX will kill the business case regardless of the capture rate.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Interesting to see a product tanker used for the pilot. These ships have different profiles than huge container ships, so it will be interesting to see if this scales to larger vessels.