MHI: Succeeded in recovering 99.9% of CO2 emitted from ships’: CC-Ocean

MHI: Succeeded in recovering 99.9% of CO2 emitted from ships’: CC-Ocean

-“The possibility of practical use has increased”-

October 20, 2021

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries:

A small CO2 capture demo plant mounted on an actual ship

CO2 was separated and recovered from the exhaust gas emitted from the ship engine.

CO2 separation / recovery results:

The company announced that it has achieved the planned performance with a recovered CO2 purity of 99.9% or higher.

Ejected from a commercial cargo ship,
Succeeded in “recovery” of CO2,
It was a big step towards decarbonization. 

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding
Kawasaki Kisen
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

CC-Ocean (Carbon Capture on the Ocean project), a verification project for offshore CO2 capture equipment, is underway.

Small CO2 capture plant:

It is carried out on Kawasaki Kisen’s coal carrier “CORONA UTILITY” for Tohoku Electric Power.

CO2 capture small plant

Equipment for onshore plants,

It was diverted for offshore use.

Vehicle news

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Mitsubishi Shipbuilding,

In collaboration with Kawasaki Kisen and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
For verification of offshore CO2 capture equipment,
Small-scale demo plant test “CC-Ocean” project implemented

–Target project of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s marine resource development-related technology advancement research and development project –

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