Image: Alfa Laval Real-life tests to capture carbon dioxide on board ship have been successfully completed by Alfa Laval, Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) and an undisclosed Japanese shipowner. The carbon capture tests, carried out during sea trials of a new vessel, used a modified Alfa Laval PureSOx installation on board, operating in closed loop mode, to capture carbon dioxide emitted by auxiliary diesel engines in port. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is seen as another possible means of cutting carbon emissions from ships as the industry adopts tries and tests a range of new technologies while carbon-neutral and zero-carbon fuels continue in development.