MOL to add carbon capture to LR1 product tanker

Claiming the move to add onboard carbon capture as a first for a Japanese commercial ship operator, MOL said the systems will be installed at the end of this year.

The vessel set to receive the systems is MOL’s 75,000-dwt LR1 product tanker Nexus Victoria.

Supplying the systems is Dutch manufacturer Value Maritime. Value Maritime’s Filtree System will be used for onboard CO2 capture alongside the scrubber. 

"The Filtree System has a scrubber function that removes 99% of sulphur oxides and particulate matter contained in exhaust gases and a carbon capture and storage function that separates and recovers up to 10% of CO2 from the exhaust emissions," MOL said. "The chemical will be discharged ashore, and the heat-separated CO2 can be supplied to greenhouses, synthetic fuel companies and other end users before being put to good use."

Value Maritime said the CO2 capture system on the tanker is capable of expanding the carbon capture rate up to 30% of the vessel’s carbon output. The company said it hoped to use the deal as a springboard for more work with companies in Japan and elswhere in Asian markets.

“Our ambition is to expand our carbon capture usage and storage facilities globally through our sister company, Value Carbon. Offering clients end-to-end solutions is the only way we can reach industry decarbonisation goals. We focus specifically on locations where captured carbon is best handled, like bunkering ports and always look for the most energy-efficient way to utilise the carbon at the lowest cost per tonne.” Value Group founder and director Christiaan Nijst said.