MAN engines support CCS project
Wagenborg has announced a newbuild CO2 carrier vessel based on the EasyMax design
(Source: MAN Energy Solutions)
MAN Energy Solutions is to provide two 16-cylinder 175D MEM engines for power generation on board a carbon dioxide carrier to be built by Dutch shipbuilder, Royal Niestern Sander. The 14,000-ton Easymax 5 will be the fifth vessel built to the Easymax concept jointly developed by Wagenborg, a multipurpose ship operator, and Royal Niestern. The vessel will be chartered by Danish chemicals company, Ineos to work within a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Carbon dioxide will be captured at a biogas plant in Demark and transported to Esbjerg on the Danish coast. From there it will be shipped to the Greensand storage site in the Danish North Sea. The 175D engines, due for delivery this year, will provide power for the vessel’s cargo pump and DP2 systems during discharge and offshore storage.
The 16-cylinder engines will have a power output of 2.4 MW. Optimised for low fuel consumption and complying with latest emissions standards, the engines are approved for operation on biofuels such as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HV).
MAN Energy Solutions’ Bart Speckens, regional sales manager, commented: “This order represents a new type of reference for the 175D. In general, 175D is a versatile engine with the lowest environmental footprint and operating costs in its class due to its high fuel-efficiency and long service-intervals. We’re proud to be involved in such a crucial project that ultimately will sequester millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from hard-to-abate industries.”
