Sener designs tanker concept capable of capturing CO2 from other vessels

Spanish engineering firm Sener has developed a concept design of a biofuel tanker that can store and capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from other nearby vessels.

PHOTO: Sener’s tanker concept that can capture CO2 from vessels in its vicinity. Sener

The vessel will feature a CO2 capture and storage system onboard that can capture CO2 from other vessels in its vicinity. The new design will promote, "the capture of this compound in the area of operations, and thus help reduce emissions locally,” Sener says.

It will also be equipped with a scrubber and a selective catalytic reduction system that converts nitrogen oxides from emissions into diatomic nitrogen and water with the help of a catalyst.

The design will allow shipowners to choose the propulsion type – conventional, diesel-electric or hybrid – and the type of scrubber – open, closed or hybrid.

Besides biofuel, the tanker will be capable of carrying heavy fuel oil (HFO), very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), and marine gas oils (MGO).

By Tuhin Roy

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