Study underway to build MGO-fuelled tug fleet with carbon capture

The joint project will see emissions-mitigation technology firm Value Maritime and CO₂ transport and storage specialists Carbon Collectors undertake a conceptual design study for a new tug fleet for Carbon Collectors with CO₂ capture on board.

The MGO-fuelled tug vessels would use Value Maritime’s carbon-capture technology, making the fleet of Carbon Collectors newbuild tugs CO₂-neutral from the start of operations, according to the two companies.

The concept design teams will examine the required installed power of the diesel generators on board, the estimated capex and opex for the project, discharge options for the captured CO₂ and solutions for its unloading and underground storage.

If successful, the tugs will use Value Maritime’s Filtree system, which filters both air and water and includes an integrated carbon-capture system.

"The CO₂ capture feature removes and stores carbon from the vessel’s exhaust gases and uses it to charge a CO₂ battery which can be offloaded and reused to facilitate the growth of crops, used to enrich future fuels or it can be safely stored until needed," the businesses said.