South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its design of a Floating CO2 Storage Unit (FCSU) .
A new FCSU design from Samsung Heavy Industries includes a free-form pressure tank with a lattice pressure vessel to store CO2 which Samsung said is “equivalent to the IMO Type C cylindrical tanks.” The company said the design concept integrates tanks directly into the hull of the unit, offering a more efficient alternative to conventional cylindrical tank installations.Samsung’s FCSU design is meant to store CO2 captured on oboard seagoing vessels and then deposited at onshore terminals.
The CO2 is compressed at high pressure and stored in a lattice pressure vessel before being injected into depleted sub-seafloor oil and gas wells for long-term storage.The AiP was awarded by class society Bureau Veritas at the recent Gastech 2024 event. SHI’s Chief Technology Officer Haeki Jang, called the company’s new product development ‘a significant achievement.’“This technology will be a key solution in reducing carbon emissions and contributing to a sustainable future” he said.
The certification marks a significant milestone in the carbon capture and storage technology’s development, with Bureu Veritas having confirmed the basic feasibility of the FCSU’s incorporation of an enhanced CO2 storage tank system applicable to medium pressure, in accordance with the society’s classification rules.
Bureau Veritas Marine & Alex Gregg-Smith, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Alex Gregg-Smith, said “We are delighted to support the development of innovative technologies like the Floating CO2 Storage Unit. We look forward to continuing our partnership as this technology progresses, contributing to the creation of a sustainable CO2 supply chain.”
SHI previously collaborated with Malaysia’s MISC on a FCSU design with a total storage capacity of 100,000 cbm. That design also received an AiP (from DNV) with the concept featuring an injection module mounted atop the FCSU’s hull, capable of transporting five million tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide for injection below the seabed.
source: riviera news
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