Innovative CO_2 barge-pusher tug combination boosts CCS project

摘要

A Dutch start-up has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for a new CO_2 barge-pusher tug combination that will be used to transport CO_2 collected from industrial partners to depleted North Sea wells for storage. Awarded by Bureau Veritas, the AiP covers the barge-tug combination and an offshore single point mooring system called a Tower Loading Unit (TLU) that will be used for offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives. The concept and design for the CCS project has been in development since November 2019. Carbon Collectors technical director Haije Stigter tells LNG Shipping & Terminals that with an initial fleet of three offshore barges and two pusher tugs, the company would have the capacity to transport 1.3M tonnes of CO_2 annually from industrial emitters. The operation could be scaled up by increasing the fleet size.