Ship&Offshore | Issue GreenTech/2023
Oil major invests in carbon capture
Shell Ventures, the oil major’s venture capital division, has invested in the Value Group, a sustainable technology developer with a focus on carbon capture and exhaust gas cleaning systems in shipping. Value Group’s Filtree System, which has been available for shipowners and operators to lease since 2017, is a hybrid system that not only captures carbon but also cleans sulphur, particulates, and oil residues from exhaust gas and washing water. It also reduces the acidification of sea water. Filtree also features an integrated carbon capture component that allows ships to store the carbon dioxide they collect on board in dedicated fixed tanks or non-fixed battery containers....