Samsung Heavy Industries announced today that it has succeeded in developing "On board Carbon Capture" applicable to LNG fueled ships with Panasia, a Korean eco-friendly facility company, and obtained "Approval in Principle" for the first time in Korea.
This certification technology is an eco-friendly technology that uses an amine-based liquid absorbent to separate and recover carbon dioxide from the exhaust gas of LNG that is burned in a ship engine or generator.
Samsung Heavy Industries and Panasia have been developing this technology since 2020, recognizing the need for carbon reduction technology to achieve carbon neutrality in the mid- to long-term.
Samsung Heavy Industries plans to commercialize the carbon capture technology optimized for LNG-powered ships by 2024 by continuing research to increase the reliability of the technology.
Samsung Heavy Industries is conducting a technology performance test at a demonstration facility built by Panasia in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province.
Last year, the company signed a Carbon Capture (OASE® blue) service contract with BASF, the world's largest general chemical company, and is expanding business cooperation to secure eco-friendly technologies.
"The combination of LNG propulsion technology and carbon capture technology is expected to be a realistic eco-friendly solution to the IMO's carbon emission regulations, which will be strengthened in stages by 2050," said Park Geon-il, head of the eco-friendly research center at Samsung Heavy Industries. "This will not only achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gases, but will continue to drive demand for LNG ships.
