ABS has given an AiP to a challenge that goals to trial onboard carbon seize on a Stena Bulk MR tanker. [Image: Tommy Chong (c) Stena Rederi]
ABS has given its Approval in Principle to a challenge that plans to exhibit the feasibility of utilizing carbon seize onboard a vessel, with a pilot set up on a Stena Bulk MR tanker.
Called Project REMARCCABLE (Realizing Maritime Carbon Capture to exhibit the Ability to Lower Emissions), it includes a seven-member consortium whose members are the Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) in Singapore, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), ABS, Stena Bulk, Alfa Laval, the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Deltamarin Ltd.
The challenge is without doubt one of the largest of its sort. The AiP means the consortium can now look to maneuver to the subsequent stage of the challenge, which incorporates engineering, procurement and building.
The consortium members imagine the onboard carbon seize system may assist speed up business deployment of the know-how throughout the subsequent 5 years.
The two-year, three-phase demonstration challenge is investigating onboard seize and storage and offloading captured carbon dioxide to handle the operational challenges and alternatives of deploying carbon seize know-how on ships.
Following a full engineering examine, the carbon seize system will likely be constructed and examined previous to integration onboard a Stena Bulk medium vary (MR) tanker for sea trials. A rigorous stage gate evaluation course of will likely be carried out previous to development between levels.
The consortium started the primary part of the challenge in 2022, which concerned conceptual design and a front-end engineering design examine of the carbon seize system.
The second part contains engineering, procurement, and building of a prototype shipboard carbon seize system and onshore commissioning. Phase three focuses on integrating the carbon seize system with the MR tanker and conducting sea trials.
The GCMD plans to launch a examine on offloading the liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) to resolve potential challenges and inform the third part of the challenge.
Michael Traver, head of OGCI’s Transport workstream, stated: “The ABS’s approval in principle is a significant step forward for an important initiative to reduce emissions from shipping and demonstrates the value of collaborating across industries to develop decarbonisation solutions. As we move towards deployment, OGCI will continue to provide expertise on carbon capture to help our partners show the potential of the technology to meet ambitious decarbonisation goals set by the maritime industry.”
“Receiving the AIP from ABS for Project REMARCCABLE is a critical step in the further development of onboard carbon capture technology,” stated Sameer Kalra, president of the marine division at Alfa Laval. “Our support goes beyond providing technological and engineering expertise in this field; we will provide access to the Alfa Laval Test & Training Center to test the carbon capture installation and impart training to the crew before its deployment on a vessel. Decarbonization demands the development of a wide range of emission-reducing technologies and we want to facilitate their development by collaborating with the maritime industry and helping reduce vessels’ carbon footprint.”
“This marks a significant project milestone and paves the way for the eventual shipboard installation of a scrubber and trialing it at sea,” stated Professor Lynn Loo, CEO of GCMD. He added that, this previous December, GCMD had issued an invite for proposals (IFP) to judge the protection, technical and operational necessities for offloading shipboard captured CO2 throughout port calls. The awardee will likely be introduced second quarter 2023; the findings of this examine will additional allow the operationalization of shipboard carbon seize sea trials.
“It is fantastic be able to receive this AIP from ABS and move forward towards installing a CCUS system on one of our Medium Range tankers,” stated Erik Hånell, CEO of Stena Bulk. “Advancing carbon capture is one of the central ways that shipping will be able to meet its decarbonisation goals. It is a privilege to bring our technical and shipping expertise to the table as the consortium works together to scale the technology. Installing a CCUS system on one of our vessels demonstrates our long-term commitment to technological innovation and sustainability. We intend to use the system beyond the scope of this pilot project, proving to the market what is already possible through collaboration.”
Panos Koutsourakis, ABS vice chairman, international sustainability, stated: “This is a milestone for onboard carbon capture technology, with significant potential to accelerate the pace of commercial applications. Carbon Capture will have a critical role to play in the decarbonization of shipping and we look forward to continuing our support, sharing our extensive technical guidance as we enter the prototype phase of this important project.”
Mia Elg, R&D supervisor at Deltamarin, stated: “Deltamarin is proud to be integrating this new know-how into the pilot vessel. The AIP is a vital milestone that we are able to have a good time with the workforce! We are more than happy with the nice collaboration we’ve had in the course of the challenge thus far, which is important each for guaranteeing good efficiency of the system onboard and for your entire design and retrofit course of.“
