MOL to retrofit onboard CO₂ capture system on Nexus Victoria
MOL’s LR1 product tanker Nexus Victoria is to be retrofitted with an onboard carbon capture system (Source: MOL)
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is to retrofit its 75,000dwt LR1 product tanker Nexus Victoria with the Filtree System, an onboard CO2 capture system with SOx scrubber, manufactured by Holland’s Value Maritime BV, a Dutch emission-reducing technology company.
This is believed to be the first time that a Japanese shipowner has commercially fitted a CO2 capture system on a vessel. The system is expected to be installed on board Nexus Victoria at the end of 2024.
The Filtree System has a scrubber function that removes 99% of SOx and particulate matter (PM) contained in exhaust gases and a carbon capture and storage (CCS) function that separates and recovers up to 10% of CO2 from the exhaust emissions.
CO2 in the exhaust gases generated on board the vessel is absorbed and captured by reacting with a special chemical substance and the chemical then discharged ashore.
