Project set to instal and test carbon capture and storage on oil tanker
A project to instal a carbon capture and storage system onboard an oil tanker has been given approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US ship certification agency.
The project’s seven-member consortium includes Deltamarin, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) in Singapore, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), ABS, Stena Bulk, Alfa Laval and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).
Approval in principle allows the consortium to consider whether the project will move to the next stage, which includes engineering, procurement, and construction.
The global shipping industry is looking at solutions, including low-carbon fuels and onboard carbon capture, to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from a 2008 baseline.
The consortium’s members believe the onboard carbon capture system could help accelerate commercial deployment of shipboard carbon capture technology within the next five years.
Following a full engineering study, the carbon capture system will be built and tested prior to integration onboard a Stena Bulk medium range (MR) tanker for sea trials. A rigorous stage gate review process will be conducted prior to progression between phases.
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