Krystallon Installs First Sea Water Scrubber on Commercial Ferry
14/03/2006
Krystallon - a joint venture between BP Marine and Kittiwake together with P&O Ferries, today announced the successful development and installation of the first Krystallon sea water scrubber on board a commercial vessel. Following extensive product development and testing, the innovative emission control technology has been installed on P&O's Pride of Kent passenger ferry, which sails on the Dover to Calais route.
Initial results indicate no measurable SO2 emissions after the scrubber despite using a 2.0%S fuel. The Krystallon sea water scrubber test results are not only below the level required by the IMO's SECAs (Sulphur Emissions Control Areas), which allows emissions of 6g/kWhr of SO2, but they may even comply with the more stringent in port requirements of the European Union, which will come into force in January 2010. Don Gregory, Director, Environment and Sustainability at BP Marine, said: 'P&O Ferries has led the field in supporting this pioneering work and has underlined its commitment to environmental policy in reducing emissions of SO2 both at sea and in the ferry ports they use.
With SECAs requiring sulphur emissions of maximum 1.5%, sea water scrubbers may be the cheapest long term solution for vessels spending a significant portion of their time in the SECA. Sea water scrubbing from Krystallon enables vessels to reduce sulphur emissions without requiring changes of fuel or modification to engine design.
Don Gregory added: 'The results of our first shipboard installation have been dramatic and even more successful than we had anticipated. Although the Pride of Kent was using a two per cent sulphur fuel the initial analysis could not detect any sulphur oxide emissions after the sea water scrubber was installed. We can therefore conclude that the sea water scrubber will be able to easily meet its design performance criteria of 95% scrubbing efficiency.'
For enquiries from the media, journalists and researchers only, the Krystallon Press Office can be contacted on 01782 751939/ 07769 901932 or e-mail: pshirley@theprfirm.co.uk