Silverstream technology chosen for first-of-kind CO2 transport ships

今年6月， Silverstream 公司正式宣布：Silverstream系统已被选中安装在两艘北极光（Northern Lights）项目专用二氧化碳运输船上，以助力碳捕获和碳封存。

强强联合：携手中国大船集团

据悉，北极光（Northern Lights）项目是有史以来首个跨国、开源的二氧化碳运输封存基础设施网络，能够帮助众多欧洲企业安全地将二氧化碳永久封存于地下。

该项目预计每年将收集高达150万吨的二氧化碳，并将它们运输到位于挪威西部的接收终端，再通过管道输送到北海海床下2600 米深的存储空间内永久封存。

这两艘二氧化碳运输船归属于挪威国油（Equinor）、荷兰皇家壳牌（Shell）和法国道达尔能源（TotalEnergies）共同出资成立的合资公司——北极光合资公司Northern Lights JV，并由中国船舶集团旗下大船集团负责建造，总长约130米，并入级DNV。

该船将用特制的加压货舱运输液态二氧化碳，主要燃料是液化天然气。在装载包括Silverstream的空气润滑技术在内的减排技术后，与传统船舶相比，船只碳强度将降低约34%。

孜孜不倦：饱经市场验证的清洁技术

在过去的10年里，Silverstream一直孜孜不倦地努力打磨真正的市场领先且经过验证的清洁技术。我们相信这些创新的船只将成为沿海航线上日益增长的碳捕获行业中的标准应用。

Silverstream系统通过创造一层覆盖整个船舶底部的微气泡地毯，显著减少船体和水之间的摩擦阻力，从而有效减少船舶航行的燃料消耗，净排放减少可达到5-10%。此外，Silverstream系统还代表了一种提高船舶效率的全生命周期解决方案，经过等级认证组件将在船舶整个服役期内确保系统正常工作。

我们很高兴能与北极光项目合作，帮助这类具有开创性的新型船只实现减排目标。该项目不但致力于开创具有革新理念的船舶设计，还拥有创造一个全新的航运运输领域的宏远目标。与我们更为契合的是，这些船舶也需要为提高效率等潜在问题而寻求解决方案。

随着项目的加速推进，我们也很荣幸能够与大船集团进行合作。欢迎持续关注我们的微信公众号，以了解更多详情。

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Silverstream technology chosen for first-of-kind CO2 transport ships

In June, Silverstream announced that our Silverstream® System had been chosen for installation on the two CO2 carriers being built for the pioneering Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project.

Northern Lights will create the first ever cross-border, open-source, CO2 transport-and-storage infrastructure network, offering European companies the opportunity to store their CO2 safely and permanently underground.

The project initially involves the annual capture of up to 1.5 million tons of CO2 which will be transported to a receiving terminal in western Norway and subsequently piped into a reservoir 2,600 metres under the seabed in the North Sea. The 130-metre ships that will transport the CO2 were ordered by the Northern Lights JV, owned equally by Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies. They are being built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry in China and classed by DNV.

They will transport liquid CO2 in purpose-built pressurised cargo tanks. Their primary fuel will be LNG, and along with other emissions-reducing technologies, including Silverstream’s air lubrication technology, they will have a reduced carbon intensity of around 34% compared to conventional vessels.

We have been tirelessly working for the last 10 years to create our truly market-leading and proven clean technology, and we believe these innovative ships will become standard on coastal trading routes used by the growing carbon capture industry.

Our system operates by releasing a rigid carpet of air to reduce the frictional resistance between the hull of a vessel and the water, reducing fuel consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions by 5-10%. The Silverstream® System also represents a lifecycle solution for efficiency, with class-approved components that are designed to last the full lifespan of a vessel.

We’re pleased to be working with the Northern Lights project to help bring about these truly pioneering new vessel types. It’s one thing to create innovative new ship designs, but to do that with the vision of creating an entirely new shipping transportation segment is a step further in ambition. It is only logical that these vessels also seek to solve the underlying challenge of design efficiency.

We’re also excited to be able to work with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry as this project begins to ramp up. Stay tuned for further updates as our work with these vessels progresses.