Tag: CCS

On 6th April, Northern Lights joint venture (JV) announced, the installing of the first temporary CO2 storage tank of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Øygarden in Norway.

According to CCS (China Classification Society) China’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered boat, Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1, was successfully launched in Guangdong in mid-March.

This week, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, held a launch ceremony for a demonstration test ship for transport of liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2), to be utilized  by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for its demonstration projects. 

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), has given preliminary approval to a consortium of global shipping organizations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) to use a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Rotoboost, a Nordic hydrogen production company, for its pre-combustion Carbon Capture System (CCS) Rotobox.

On March 16th, the European Commission proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean-energy transition. This initiative was announced by President von der Leyen as a part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX) announced in mid-March that it had reached an agreement with funds affiliated with Aspirant Group Inc. to acquire all of Japan Drilling Co. Ltd. (JDC)'s issued shares.

On March 8th, the technology group Wärtsilä announced that it has received its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems, CCS-Ready scrubbers, with the delivery expected to take place in 2023. 

China Classification Society (CCS), together with Singapore’s SDTR Marine Pte Ltd. (SDTR) and Shanghai’s Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), jointly developed the world's first 85,000DWT Ammonia-Fueled Bulk Carrier.

China Classification Society (CCS) is joining forces with several Chinese marine industry companies to launch the ‘Sustainable Shipping Innovation and Development Initiative’ (SSIDI).