Project: Novel process designs for reduction of maritime carbon emissions

Shipborne CO2 emissions are estimated to be 1019 million tons per year according to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and the projections for 2050 show increases to between 2000 and 3000 million tons. Given the increasing global warming effects there is an urgent need to develop innovative solutions for reducing emissions from maritime transportation. This will become particularly important as new regulations for CO2 emissions are expected both at the international level and via national initiatives. At an international level the IMO is expected to derive technical, operational and market-based rules for reducing emissions from international shipping. There are also national level pressures; for example the UK Government has indicated that shipping and aviation emissions will be included in the Climate Change Bill being debated in Parliament. _x000D__x000D_The concentrated nature of emissions means that, unlike other means of transport, shipping has the potential for CO2 capture at source. However, in order to derive pioneering technological solutions, it is necessary for organisations and stakeholders to be able to perform interdisciplinary innovative research while drawing on and incorporating existing accumulated knowledge and expertise from land-based systems._x000D__x000D_This project aims to develop and screen alternative designs to derive a front-end design for a process for carbon capture and storage (CCS) on board ships. The method will be based on the chemical capture of CO2 and its temporary storage (ballast tanks will be considered) until discharged at a next port. The dynamic behaviour of the process will be modelled and simulated to analyse the performance of the capture system under different cruising regimes and the dynamic transitions between them. The design of an appropriate capture process will need to take into account the peculiarities of the marine environment (e.g. limited space and access to utilities, need for energy efficiency, constant movement, etc.), and the need to transport and store CO2 in a confined space. The project will include operability, safety/hazards and controllability analysis, design of the appropriate control mechanisms and process optimisation considering the volume, footprint and energy efficiency of the resulting equipment. Issues of logistics interactions with the port facilities and the special requirements of storage will also be considered. New design guidelines for maritime CCS systems will be developed. _x000D__x000D_Overall, we will provide the European shipbuilding and relevant manufacturing industries with a sound basis for the development of market-ready CCS systems for ships. These concept is completely new in the field of maritime transportation with no current end-to-end solution available. The developments will provide the parties with significant IP-related benefits, know-how, and inroads into a potentially large worldwide market._x000D__x000D_This project is proposed by a consortium with strong and complementary experience and expertise in all key areas to be covered:_x000D__x000D_PSE (Process Systems Enterprise Ltd) is a leader in model-based innovation for process technology. Its process design methodology applies high-fidelity process models to accelerate innovation and manage and quantify technical risk, including the application of model-targeted R&D experimentation to reduce design uncertainty. Typical applications include design innovation in gas cleaning, supercritical CO2 transmission systems, gas-to-liquid reactors, carbon capture from flue gases, fuel cell development and many other areas of process technology. PSE plans to apply these techniques for the design of novel marine CCS systems drawing on its experience in the field. PSE employs 60 personnel in locations around the world, the majority at its London headquarters._x000D__x000D_Det Norske Veritas SA (DNV) was founded in 1864. It is an independent foundation with the objective of safeguarding life, property, and the environment, and is a leading international provider of services for managing risk. 8000 employees are located in about 300 offices in 100 different countries, with the headquarters in Oslo, Norway. DNV Maritime is a world-leading classification society. It develops rules for ships, and ensures that these requirements are met in the new builds as well as at operation. One of the most important competitive advantages of DNV is its investment in research and innovation. Since 1954 DNV has dedicated R&D that develops technologies, services, rules and industry standards in multiple fields, many of which have helped define internationally recognised standards. DNV has extensive experience with maritime air emissions reduction measures as well as risk-based design of state-of-the-art technologies for integrated solutions.

Acronym	Maritime CCS (Reference Number: 4804)
Duration	01/05/2009 - 31/12/2012
Project Topic	The project will employ advanced model-based innovation techniques to develop novel process designs for carbon capture and storage (CCS) for implementation on board ships. Key features will be small footprint capture/handling technology, innovative CO2 storage designs and analysis of safety aspects
Project Results (after finalisation)	The Maritime CCS (MCCS) research project developed a conceptual design for the CO2 capture from CO engine exhaust gasses of ocean-going ships and the temporary storage of CO2 on-board, until the next suitable port of call. A Very Large Crude oil Carrier (VLCC) was used as a working application case. The key innovative idea is that the MCCS system reduces the ship's CO2 emissions while transforming them to a trade-able product._x000D__x000D_
Network	Eurostars
Call	Eurostars Cut-Off 2

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
2	Det Norske Veritas AS	Partner	Norway
2	Process Systems Enterprise Ltd	Coordinator	United Kingdom