Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage (CSS)-ready scrubbers for delivery in 2023.
The 35 MW units will be fitted on four 8,200 teu boxships under construction at an Asian shipyard in an open loop configuration.
Wärtsilä said it will perform additional design and engineering work to ensure that future retrofits for a full CCS system on the vessels have already been accounted for during the newbuilding construction stage.
The company is currently testing its CCS system at 70% capture rate and a pilot installation will take place within the next twelve months. The shipowner behind the order was undisclosed, but Wärtsilä said that CCS-ready solution would allow it for continued regulatory compliance for SOx emissions and enable smooth CCS system adoption in the future.
Tags: Boxship, CCS, Scrubbers, Wartsila
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