Samskip Innovator is one in every of two Samskip ships that shall be fitted with Filtree carbon seize answer/
Rotterdam-headquartered Samskip is making carbon seize a key a part of its built-in plan for decarbonization. It is so as to add the Value Maritime Filtree fuel cleansing answer to 2 2011-built, 803 TEU containerships, the Samskip Innovator and Samskip Endeavour.
“We work closely with freight owners who prioritize sustainability and whose end consumers hold them to account,” mentioned Erik Hofmeester, head of vessel administration at Samskip. “Samskip Innovator and Samskip Endeavour, for example, run between the U.K, and the Netherlands on biofuels, which already cut CO2 by 90%. Using the Filtree system in addition will allow us to offer our first carbon neutral shortsea services.”
In addition to carbon seize, different parts of Samskip’s sustainability technique embody a mission to construct two emissions-free “SeaShuttle” ships powered by 3.2 MW hydrogen gas cells, and a battery-powered barge initiative.
Value Maritime has developed its Filtree know-how as a prefabricated, pre-installed fuel cleansing system for ships which removes sulfur, particulate matter and CO2. The system additionally neutralizes the pH worth of wash water, eradicating oil residues and ultra-fine particles.
Laurens Visser, industrial supervisor, Value Maritime, mentioned tens of Filtree installations had been made thus far, for homeowners looking for to resolve a wide range of emissions challenges.
“Ship operators can remain compliant while using lower cost, higher-sulfur fuel, for example. Others may be planning ahead for future regulations on CO2 and want to ensure that the technology they choose has been proven in service,” he mentioned.
CAPTURED CARBON TRUCKED TO GREENHOUSES
Due for commissioning in early 2023, every Samskip set up will function a fuel cleansing unit behind the ship’s exhaust stack, with recovered CO2 being pumped to a ten MW CO2 battery set, housed in ISO tank containers and carried on deck. Charged through the voyage, these batteries are unloaded in port, with Value Maritime trucking them to CO2 customers akin to greenhouses for discharge, then returning them empty for the subsequent voyage.
Hofmeester mentioned that, as a multimodal transport supplier, Samskip finds the CO2 logistics side of the Value Maritime answer extremely interesting.
“We haven’t seen anything like Filtree carbon capture technology out there, but reusing the CO2 by delivering it to greenhouses – that’s something really special,” he mentioned. “It’s an elegant system which redelivers CO2 for natural absorption.”
“Carbon capture technology can make a significant contribution for owners seeking to reduce their carbon footprints now,” added Visser. “We are making a ‘green circle’ for ship owners and freight shippers by recycling the CO2, and offering certificated accountability on greenhouse gas reductions.”
With a number of battery sizes obtainable, ranging between 3 MW and 15 MW, Value Maritime’s present carbon seize answer covers engine sizes appropriate for container ships of as much as 2,000 TEU capability.
