Mitsubishi Shipbuilding bags approval for onboard carbon capture design
This technology will help promote decarbonisation in ships.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has acquired approval in principle from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for its onboard carbon capture and storage system (OCCS).
In a statement, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding said the OCCS was developed to capture and store carbon emitted from ships, helping promote decarbonisation in the industry. This captures, liquefies, and stores CO2 after pretreatment of the exhaust gas emitted from vessels.
The company utilised carbon capture technologies of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as core technology, and combined it with exhaust gas pretreatment, CO2 liquefaction, storage, and handling technologies to establish an onboard system.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding said it will accelerate the development of this system to bring it into the market.
MHI is strengthening its energy transition business. Consequently, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding is helping advance the maritime industry by applying its shipbuilding-based marine engineering, beyond traditional shipbuilding.
“Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will actively contribute to the decarbonisation of ships continuing their effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, which faces an increasingly urgent priority around the world,” the company said.
