GCMD completes 'world first' full-chain carbon capture pilot in China

The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has wrapped up what it said was the ‘world’s first’ maritime pilot showcasing the full value chain of onboard captured carbon dioxide (CO2), including offloading, handling, transport and utilization.

The pilot, which was completed in China on June 25, was performed in two stages. As disclosed, the first phase involved OCCS solutions provider Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology (SMDERI-QET) conducting a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of 25.44 metric tons of captured CO2 from the Panama-flagged boxship MV Ever Top to the receiving vessel, the Dejin 26.

The carbon dioxide was then offloaded from Dejin 26 to a tank truck at a jetty in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province.

In the second stage, which was led by GCMD, the captured carbon dioxide made a 2,000-kilometer journey to its end-use destination: a joint venture (JV) plant between industrial plant operator Greenore and Baotou Steel, considered one of the largest steel enterprises in Inner Mongolia. There, the liquefied CO2 (LCO2) was utilized in the production of low-carbon calcium carbonate, an important component of ‘green’ construction materials.