Chart expands maritime carbon capture and hydrogen focus

Chart has solutions including leading compression technologies, storage and transport equipment, liquefaction technology, cryogenic carbon capture and end-use capabilities across the value chain for both gaseous and liquid hydrogen handling. It extended its product portfolio in March 2023 following the acquisition of gas handling specialist Howden.

“We are excited to strengthen our relationship and broaden our solution into TECO 2030 to include Howden,” said Jill Evanko, CEO Chart Industries. “Carbon capture for ships will be one of several solutions deployed by the shipping industry to reach the greenhouse gas emissions goals set forth by the International Maritime Organisation.”

“I am pleased to work closer with Chart on decarbonising the shipping industry, an industry TECO knows well. We are fully aligned to reach our common goals. When speaking with customers, we see increased interest for both hydrogen fuel cells and carbon capture and storage solutions,” said Tore Enger, Group CEO of TECO 2030.

Carbon capture 

Chart has been active in the carbon capture area, extending the scope of an existing Memorandum of Understanding with US-based technology developer Wolf Carbon Solutions U.S. LLC on 13 April 2023. The agreement envisages the installation of Chart’s Cryogenic Carbon Capture technology along Wolf’s recently announced Mt. Simon Hub carbon pipeline system linking Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to central Illinois. The CO2 pipeline would be the first with carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) capabilities in the US Midwest.

Chart is also supplying Cryogenic Carbon Capture technology as part of the pilot phase of the Greensand Project, which envisages cross-border, offshore CO2 storage in the North Sea. A Final Investment Decision on the project, which will see CO2 transported by ship to the depleted Nini West oil field in the North Sea from the port of Antwerp, is expected in H2 2024. In February 2023, leading consortium partners INEOS and Wintershall Dea received the necessary storage license from the Danish authorities.   

Hydrogen fuel cell

Both Chart and TECO 2030 are participating in EU-funded PEM fuel cell retrofit projects involving swappable hydrogen storage. TECO 2030 is participating in HyEkoTank, which aims to retrofit a 2.4 MW PEM fuel cell aboard a Bitumen tanker, using compressed hydrogen storage vessels installed in ISO containers.

Chart is participating in the sHYpS project, which aims to develop a retrofittable 5.4 MW fuel cell system for installation on board commercial vessels, using a liquid hydrogen storage system installed in ISO containers.