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Ships May Soon Transport Captured Carbon to Storage Locations
Boats have carried liquefied carbon dioxide before, but not for the large-scale purpose of transporting industrial emissions to long-term storage facilities.
Conceptual image of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co.’s liquefied CO2 demonstration test ship.
Source: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co.
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A major Japanese ship-builder is getting ready for a new type of seaborne cargo: trapped CO₂.
Capturing and storing carbon dioxide has an important role to play in meeting net-zero targets. But doing that can be difficult if the source of the greenhouse gas, such as a power plant, isn’t near a CO₂ storage facility. That’s where ships come in.