Chart, TECO team up to capture CO2 from ships

US industrial gases firm Chart Industries said on June 14 it had signed a memorandum of understanding to work with Norway's TECO 2030 to jointly develop technologies to capture CO₂ from ships and store it in liquid form.

Under the agreement, which has a three-year duration, the partners will look at jointly developing onboard carbon capture solutions using the Cryogenic Carbon Capture technology developed by SES, which was acquired by Chart in December 2020. This technology involves separating the CO₂ from exhaust gases and then storing it in liquid form on cryogenic tanks until the ship reaches port. Once offloaded, the CO₂ can then be stored underground or put to use in agriculture and other sectors.

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“When the new CO₂ capture integration that we are collaborating with Chart and Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES) on is ready, it will enable ships to capture and store the CO₂ that they would otherwise have emitted into the air, and which would thereby have contributed to climate change,” TECO CEO Stian Aakre said.

The capture of CO₂ from shipping exhaust emissions, if realised on a large scale, would potentially enable shipowners to achieve carbon neutrality while continuing to use existing fuels such as LNG, rather than switching to zero-carbon alternatives such as hydrogen and ammonia, which are yet to be proved commercially feasible.