On the Nor-Transport commerce honest yesterday, class society DNV introduced Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) with an approval in precept (AiP) for its new excessive stress liquid CO2 tank system, probably unleashing a far bigger carrying capability for the nascent CO2 trades.
KNCC is a brand new three way partnership firm established by the Knutsen Group and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) to supply CO2 transportation and storage options.
“Ship transport of CO2 for industrial use is at the moment carried out by way of small ships at medium stress. For the enlargement of the carbon seize and storage worth chain bigger ships will probably be required to maximise transportation effectivity,” DNV defined in a launch.
The KNCC new idea goals to sort out the scaling problem by transporting liquefied CO2 at excessive stress within the vary of 35 to 45 bar and temperatures within the vary of 0-10°C.
“By specializing in the transport of liquefied CO2 underneath excessive stress at roughly ambient temperatures, the PCO2 idea seems to considerably scale potential transport volumes in comparison with present options. As well as, the idea goals to keep up a comparatively uniform product throughout the LCO2 transport chain, by way of stress, temperature and state, from seize by means of transport, to offshore injection,” DNV defined.
The idea relies on a cylinder sort CO2 containment system making use of ideas utilized in compressed pure fuel (CNG) transportation. The CO2 is saved in bundles of vertically stacked small-diameter stress cylinders, moderately than massive cylindrical tanks.
Anders Lepsøe, CEO of KNCC, mentioned his firm was now ready to take the subsequent step with the brand new know-how into this rising delivery phase with newbuild orders on the playing cards.