The MemCCSea project organized a successful final dissemination and networking event in Athens on 14/10/2022 on the Opportunities and Challenges for the Decarbonization of the Maritime Sector.

The event aimed to present the key project results in a wider audience while providing a forum for discussion on the technical, environmental, financial and societal aspects of integrating CCS and other decarbonization technologies in the shipping sector.

The event took place in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens and was open to the public.

Decarbonization Technologies - Ιn the research epicentre

Dr George Skevis, Principal Researcher in CERTH, Dr Chara Georgopoulou, Senior Engineer - DNV Maritime R&D and Advisory in Greece, Dr Akrivi Asimakopoulou, fellow Researcher in CERTH and Solon Oikonomopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural Sciences -NTNU are speaking about the development of new decarbonization technologies, being developed in Greece, which are applicable to the shipping sector. The Interviews are published in maritimes.gr in greek language.

Dr Akrivi Asimakopoulou about novel decarbonization technologies applied to the shipping industry

As CERTH is continuously developing ways to address gas emissions, novel technology of capturing carbon dioxide on board was developed and presented in the MemCCSea Final Dissemination & Networking Event. The MemCCSea project aims at developing hyper compact membrane systems for flexible operational and cost-effective post-combustion CO2 capture in maritime applications, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier ships and floating vessels (FSRU and FPSO) used by the offshore oil and gas industry. The ultimate goal of the project is to provide a feasible design and pilot demonstration capable to achieve higher than the state-of-the-art performance, meeting the following key targets: recovery of the main engine CO2 emissions greater than 90%, overall CO2 emissions reduction (including added emissions by the capture plant and utilities) greater than 50%, a-10 fold reduction of system volume and a reduction of operating costs greater than 25% compared to conventional amine-based scrubbing systems. 

You can hear the radio interview of Dr Akrivi Asimakopoulou here in greek language.