Lomar’s corporate venture lab, lomarlabs, has announced the completion of sea trials of a carbon capture system on board a Lomar vessel, with the Seabound technology capturing roughly one tonne of CO₂ per day.
The pilot project used a prototype system to demonstrate the feasibility of reducing CO₂ emissions and introducing a new, cost-effective technology to the shipping and wider maritime industry.
As explained, Seabound’s team installed the device on the Lomar vessel during a scheduled drydocking at the Sefine Shipyard in Altinova / Yalova, Turkey, in June 2023. After receiving testing approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and an additional risk assessment conducted by Lloyd’s Register, Seabound’s team then embarked on a two-month voyage to gain their first-ever operating experience of the system.
Through a series of tests, Seabound recorded a progressive increase in the carbon capture rate, culminating in a carbon capture efficiency of 78% and Sulphur capture effectiveness exceeding 90%. Unlike scrubbers, which are designed to mainly remove Sulphur pollutants from exhaust gasses, Seabound’s technology captures both Sulphur and Carbon Dioxide from the gasses with a single device, which is a noteworthy accomplishment, showcasing the effectiveness and innovation of Seabound’s technology in addressing environmental challenges.
Overall, the test successfully captured roughly 1 tonne of CO₂ per day in the prototype system, demonstrating the feasibility of this novel Seabound technology, while also laying the foundation for full-scale installations in the future.
Seabound’s technology presents an attractive and viable solution for reducing carbon emissions on existing ships as well as new, with a system that is simpler to install, operate and maintain than others we have seen.
..lomarlabs Managing Director, Stylianos Papageorgiou, said.
Seabound Co-Founder & CEO, Alisha Fredriksson, states: “Our pilot project demonstrates that capturing carbon emissions directly from ships is not only possible but also highly effective. This breakthrough puts us on track to achieve our ambitious goal of capturing carbon onboard 1,000 ships by 2030, making a significant impact on the global effort to curb climate change.”
Lomar and Seabound secured £1.2 million in grant funding from the UK Government as a part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 3 (CMDC3) to support the pilot.
