Headway, a supplier specializing in gas supply and ballast water systems, has installed a centrifugal onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) on a ship in China for the first time.
Headway Technology Group has carried out the installation on the 57,000-ton bulker “Yue Dian 56” at the Logshan shipyard in China. “This milestone marks the first deployment of a centrifugal OCCS in China,” the supplier announced.
Partners in the project included the Guangdong Energy Group, the CHN Energy New Energy Technology Research Institute and the China Classification Society (CCS). The aim is to create a new standard for carbon capture on board, it says. This is because it is “the world’s first commercial application of centrifugal carbon capture technology”.
The OceanGuard OCCS developed and manufactured by Headway combines advanced functions for carbon absorption and desorption, liquefaction and storage of liquid CO₂ (LCO₂). Utilizing high-speed centrifugal carbon capture technology and the high-performance GNX-3 absorber from CHN Energy New Energy Technology Research Institute, the system is said to achieve a carbon capture rate of over 90% with a CO₂ purity of at least 99.6%. According to the manufacturer, the benefits include better contact efficiency, reduced energy consumption and a compact, easy-to-integrate design that is intended to simplify installation and CO₂ transportation.
To maximize the value of captured CO₂, Headway has partnered with the Zhoushan (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone Management Committee and the China Classification Society to build a closed carbon value chain. The captured LCO₂, which is treated according to the latest guidelines for loading and unloading liquid carbon dioxide on board ships, will be transported to the pilot port of Zhoushan by special LCO₂ tankers. There, Headway will use the CO₂ in its sustainable fuel synthesis projects to synthesize sustainable methanol and ammonia. “This integrated approach creates a closed green life cycle for carbon,” says the company.
