Shipping’s first centrifugal onboard carbon capture system has been installed at Turkey’s Besiktas Shipyard aboard an LR2 product tanker owned by Scorpio Tankers.The system – designed of retrofits and newbuilds – has been developed by Carbon Ridge, an American firm. The modular design means that space requirements are reduced by up to 75% compared to conventional carbon capture columns, while its flexible installation options – vertical or horizontal, depending on vessel constraints – accommodate the requirements of shipping’s diverse fleet. Captured CO2 is compressed, liquefied, and stored for the duration of the voyage.Carbon Ridge’s system claims to enable a 90%+ reduction in CO₂ emissions and eliminates over 99% of particulate matter, NOₓ, and SOₓ.Carbon Ridge has also just completed an additional financing led by Katapult Ocean and Alfa8, with participation from Crosscut Ventures and Berge Bulk. Speaking on the pilot, Chase Dwyer, CEO and founder ofCarbon Ridge said: “The centrifugal carbon capture system is unlike anything that has been deployed on a vessel before and offers a cost-effective, flexible, and modular solution to support the maritime industry in its decarbonisation efforts.”