A US-UK partnership has launched what is said to be the first-ever pilot project that will see an expanded trial at sea of a system designed to remove methane during normal ship operations.
California-based climate technology company Bennu Climate and Lomarlabs, the innovation arm of Lomar Shipping, have partnered on a 12-month pilot trial of a Bennu device that permanently eliminates fugitive methane emissions on the 57,000-ton Lomar supermax bulk carrier.
“This pilot represents a paradigm shift in our industry. We are putting technology on ships to not only reduce their emissions but also remove excess greenhouse gases from the atmosphere as they sail.” He said Stylianos PapageorgiouGeneral Manager of LumarLabs. “We are proud to support innovators like Bennu who are turning bold ideas into real climate tools.”
According to Pino, the system, which is approximately one cubic meter in size and weighs 50 kilograms, uses advanced photochemistry to destroy methane molecules before they can trap heat in the atmosphere, mimicking a natural photochemical process.
It is said to be the first of its kind to be deployed on a ship sailing under normal commercial conditions and undergoing commercial operations.
This is based on Bennu’s dock tests from 2024, when the company’s UV-based methane destruction technology was demonstrated on a Lomar ship while in port. The system is also in the process of obtaining carbon credit certification from the Gold Standard programme.
“Nothing can turn back the climate clock faster than removing methane.” said Benno, co-founder and CEO David Hinkle Wallace. “Benault’s innovation has the potential to reduce shippers’ costs and regulatory taxes while playing a critical role in the industry’s efforts to reduce its climate impact.”
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