Finland-headed marine, gas, and energy technology major Wärtsilä Oyj, has announced that it will take a central role in developing maritime carbon capture & storage (CCS) technologies as one of the leading partners in the Linking Carbon Capture and Storage (LINCCS) project consortium. The LINCCS project is focused on reducing costs for new carbon storage facilities by 70 percent and advancing the development of carbon capture technologies in a range of sectors.
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The LINCCS consortium has recently been notified that the Norwegian government’s Green Platform Initiative will provide a total of NOK 111 million (≈ EUR 10.78 million) in funding support over the next three years.
Carbon capture technology can be a significant enabler for the decarbonization of the maritime industry. In recognition of this one of the major work-streams of the LINCCS project is to bring to market a maritime CCS solution.
Wärtsilä will lead this work-stream with support from the Sustainable Energy Catapult Center and SINTEF Energy. This contribution will join wider, cross-industry CCS developments from project partners including Aker Solutions, Cognite, Aize, AGR, OpenGoSim, Wintershall Dea, Vår Energi, Lundin, Equinor, and TotalEnergies.
To support CCS technology development, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment (ET) will expand its engineering facility in Moss, Norway to develop, test, and verify the CCS solutions. This will bring the technology to a maturity level where it can be piloted in full scale on a vessel.
The transition towards zero emissions will require us to pioneer a number of different technology solutions in combination and to do this in close cooperation with key partners. We are humbled and excited to be working with a strong group of companies who all have market-leading competencies to advance CCS as a solution that can enable a low-carbon future, said Tamara de Gruyter, President, Marine Systems, Wärtsilä.
Leverage in-house technology, know-how, and experience
The project will be supported with complementary knowledge from across the Wärtsilä group. With years of work in both exhaust gas abatement technology and cryogenic gas handling systems, the company is well placed to support the full infrastructure chain of carbon capture and storage, from the exhaust to final sequestration.
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment is the market-leading marine exhaust gas cleaning system manufacturer, with a range of lifecycle scrubbing solutions. Wärtsilä ET offers integrated compliant solutions for all types of ships, and as open-loop, closed-loop, or hybrid configurations.
Wärtsilä’s scrubbers are built with a modular approach to future technology development, creating a platform for the abatement of other emissions from shipping beyond sulphur. The announcement demonstrates Wärtsilä’s reinforced commitment to innovation for the decarbonization pathway for shipping.
Importantly, it will enable the company to prove the viability of CCS on ships while also enabling the industry to implement the technology at scale.
Wärtsilä is committed to being a prime leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades. With the LINCCS project, we intend to show how our carbon capture solution, in combination with the transport and storage systems, can reduce emissions in both the short and medium-term, ended Tamara de Gruyter.
