REMARCCABLE on board CCS project design receives AiP

The REMARCCABLE (Realising Maritime Carbon Capture to demonstrate the Ability to Lower Emissions) project was initiated in 2022.

In addition to Deltamarin, the project’s seven-member consortium includes the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) in Singapore, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), ABS, Stena Bulk, Alfa Laval and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).

The first phase of the project involved conceptual design and a front-end engineering design study of the carbon capture system. Following the approval in principle, the consortium’s members will decide whether to advance the project to the next stage, which includes engineering, procurement, and construction.

The second phase would include engineering, procurement, and construction of a prototype shipboard carbon capture system and onshore commissioning. A rigorous stage gate review process will be conducted prior to progression between phases.

Phase three would focus on integrating the carbon capture system with the MR tanker and conducting sea trials. Following a full engineering study, the carbon capture system will be built and tested prior to integration onboard a Stena Bulk medium range (MR) tanker for sea trials. 

The global shipping industry is looking at a range of solutions, including low-carbon fuels and onboard carbon capture, to help achieve a target to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from a baseline of 2008.

The consortium’s members believe the onboard carbon capture system could help accelerate commercial deployment of shipboard carbon capture technology within the next five years.

The GCMD plans to launch a study on offloading the liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) to resolve potential challenges and inform the third phase of the project.