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RECAST – A System to Decarbonise Long-Distance Shipping – Dr Brian Sweeney
Keywords: Decarbonisation of shipping, Lime as sorbent, Lime as additional energy, Exothermal reaction heat recovery, Net zero CO2, Pollutant reduction, Reduce ocean acidity, Calcium looping, Carbon Capture & Storage
Brian spent 20 years working with Shell around the world, and eight years with the Rolls-Royce Industrial Power Group. Brian’s current role is in business development at Calix Europe, and he has been instrumental in helping develop the Calix Process into several CO2 emissions reduction initiatives.
He has been a key Calix team member on numerous successful CO2 reduction applications grants, including DECC, the LEILAC Project and ASCENT, and he also leads the RECAST initiative. Brian studied engineering at Cambridge University and Columbia University, New York.
MAKING WORLD SHIPPING CARBON NEGATIVE
Maritime transport emits around one billion tonnes of CO2 annually – about 2.5% of global CO2 emissions – and these emissions are set to grow by between 50% and 250% by 2050*.
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