GREEN SHIP TECHNOLOGY
Scrubber installation in China.
Rick van Kasteren, Account Executive at VDL AEC Maritime.
The road to ship-based carbon capture Based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Dutch company VDL AEC Maritime offers high quality scrubbing technology. The experience in extensive research into emission reducing techniques dates back more than 25 years. VDL AEC Maritime now offers complete and client specific SOx- and CO2-scrubber systems for shipping companies. With more than 100 systems installed across numerous vessel types & sizes, VDL AEC Maritime has since built a strong reputation of delivering high-quality solutions for the maritime industry and has proven to be a solid project partner. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF VDL AEC MARITIME.
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DL AEC Maritime started out by providing scrubbers for the landbased industry. With more than 25 years of experience and having delivered more than 2,500 systems, they have become experts in the field of
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scrubbers. The first scrubber systems for the maritime industry were provided for ships in Scandinavian waters, where legislation for sulphur emission reduction had previously been initiated by local authorities.
Since 1 January 2020, all vessels worldwide must comply with the regulation for a maximum sulphur emission of 0.5%. Ships can do this either by sailing on very low sulphur fuel (VLSFO), which is very expensive, or by
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