Rhys BerryRotoboost’s thermocatalytic decomposition (TCD) process for carbon capture has received approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore.
Norway-based Rotoboost’s technology converts natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon using a liquid catalyst. The hydrogen can be used for fuel cells or as blend-in fuel for combustion engines or gas fired boilers.
‘Bureau Veritas is leading the way in projects to apply carbon capture in the shipping industry, we are working on a significant number of projects today and we are seeing rapidly growing interest in carbon capture solutions for marine applications,’ said Ulrik Dan Frorup, Chief Commercial Director Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore. ‘It is a great pleasure to approve the Rotoboost system which addresses many of the issues of concern such as the quantity of carbon that can be captured and how it can be recycled.’
Commenting on the TCD process that has received BV’s approval, Rotoboost’s Kaisa Nikulainen said: ‘The process is able to reduce overall carbon emissions by up to 100 % depending on heating method and the system can be scaled up modularly step by step to meet progressing emission regulations while being cost effective for ship owners compared to green fuels or conventional carbon capture systems (CCUS).’
The class society also noted that blending the hydrogen into the natural gas during combustion will reduce methane slip from combustion engines by capturing carbon in solid form before combustion so reducing both main sources of all onboard carbon emissions from propulsion.
The Rotoboost business model, said BV, involves recycling the carbon captured back into industrial processes and ‘relieving the shipowner of the burden of offloading the residue.’
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