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 –