Wärtsilä's carbon capture technology ready to hit the market

Following years of active development, Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s proprietary carbon capture solution (CCS) is all but ready for commercial application.

According to the Helsinki-headquartered manufacturing company, the new solution is a fruit born out of a years-long effort that started in 2019.

As disclosed further, tests of the CCS have shown that the system is able to slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 70%, offering shipowners an “immediate response” to increasingly tighter environmental guidelines, particularly when taking into account the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) target for 2050.

“CCS is a game-changer for the maritime industry, and we are already seeing huge interest in the market for this solution. Ahead of shipping’s net-zero targets, this new technology complements the industry’s ongoing efforts to dramatically reduce emissions from vessels and prevent stranded assets,”Håkan Agnevall, President and CEO of Wärtsilä, highlighted.

Per Wärtsilä, the launch of the carbon capture system comes on the heels of the installation of the full-scale solution onboard Norwegian maritime transportation player Solvang’s ethylene carrier Clipper Eris, where the technology is said to capture emissions from