Carbon Capture and Storage

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Written By Vincent Doedee

This page is all about absorbing and storing CO2 from air and exhausts, large scale CCS projects and ship-based CCS. Do you have questions or would you like to contribute ideas? Scroll down to join the discussion @Mr. Communability, the community for a sustainable offshore industry.

 

Key Lessons

Key Insights
Important to Know
Important to Know

Getting you in the right mindset before you dive into the subject

Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions

How does ship-based carbon capture and storage work? How much does it cost? Where can I buy it? This, and more!

Cost Overview
Cost Overview

More soon to follow!

Projects Worldwide
Projects Worldwide

We are working on an overview of (Ship based) Carbon Capture projects around the world. More soon to follow!

Stakeholder Map
Stakeholder Map

Work in progress!

Technical Specs & Standards
Technical Specs & Standards

Which technical specifications and standards apply when working with CCS?

 

Our finest selection of blogs, movies and podcasts

Stories
CO2 Absorbed at Room Temperature by Nanotechnology
CO2 Absorbed at Room Temperature by Nanotechnology

Using nanotechnology, a team of researchers led by Renu Sharma of the National Institute of Standards and Technology managed to break down CO2 into Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Oxygen (O) at room temperature. Though still fundamental and proven only in the lab, it is groundbreaking work that could pave the way for the creation of economic synthetic fuels, medicine and chemicals in a circular economy.

Equinor moves ahead with CCS
Equinor moves ahead with CCS

Following a historic vote in parliament on December 15th 2020, the Norwegian Government announced its funding decision for the ‘Northern Lights’ CO2 transport and storage project. The project aims to create a carbon capture and storage hub in Norway, open to third parties. It will be the first ever cross-border, open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure network and offers European industrial emitters the opportunity to store their CO2 safely and permanently underground.

Exxon Holds Back on CCS
Exxon Holds Back on CCS

Exxon has postponed development of the ‘LaBarge Carbon Capture and Storage’ project in Wyoming due to Covid-19. The company’s share price at one point during the pandemic dropped to an 18-year low, as oil prices cratered, throwing many plans across the industry for this year and beyond into turmoil. People familiar with Exxon’s CCS projects described it as a significant setback, because LaBarge was in an advanced state, used proven technology, and would have made money.

Liveblog: Ship-Based Carbon Capture for Corona-Vaccine Dry Ice
Liveblog: Ship-Based Carbon Capture for Corona-Vaccine Dry Ice

A tremendous amount of dry ice (solid CO2) is required in the coming year(s) for Corona-vaccine cold storage. This is a liveblog, dedicated to investigate the potential of creating dry ice using ship-based carbon capture and storage.

World’s first ‘carbon-capture at sea’ set for shipping trials
World’s first ‘carbon-capture at sea’ set for shipping trials

Japanese shipbuilding giant Mitsubishi announced that it will build and test a carbon-capture system for ships which promises to reduce ship emissions by 90%. Sea trials will be conducted by mid-2021 using an existing coal carrier operated by the Tohoku Electric Power Company.

Shell and Exxon on the hunt for Billions in Green Subsidy
Shell and Exxon on the hunt for Billions in Green Subsidy

Four multinationals including Shell and Exxon aim to store CO₂ in an empty gas field off the Dutch coast and will apply for a subsidy at the end of this month. According to estimates, this subsidy could amount to around € 1.5 billion, which would cause other subsidies on ‘truly green projects’ to diminish.

Høglund & HB Hunte develop CO2 vessel concept to support CCS projects
Høglund & HB Hunte develop CO2 vessel concept to support CCS projects

Høglund Marine Solutions & HB Hunte Engineering have developed a new ‘bilobe’ tank concept for LPG and CO2 transportation. The solution is readily available for use in existing tanker designs. It more than doubles the transportation capacity of liquid CO2 over current vessel capacity without the size, weight and stability concerns that would have come from a higher capacity “monolobe” design.

Making the Impossible Possible
Making the Impossible Possible

This blog sketches a vision on how to convert the largest crane vessel in the world - Sleipnir - owned by Heerema Marine Contractors, to a zero-emission vessel. Several promising carbon reduction measures are combined which are technically viable and based on matured technology, although scaling of existing technologies and cooperation with key partners is required. Key technologies include electrification, on-board batteries, solar panels, synthetic fuels, carbon capture and storage and possibly hydrogen.

World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Facility to Capture CO2 Under Development
World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Facility to Capture CO2 Under Development

The facility from 1PointFive and Carbon Engineering will capture CO2 directly from the air and store it safely, permanently and securely deep underground in geological formations.

The Truth about Capturing CO2
The Truth about Capturing CO2

Carbon capture and storage is often brought up as a solution to climate change, but do we really need it, how much of an impact could it really make, and is it in fact just an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, letting heavy polluting industries off the hook? It's time to find out the truth.

 

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