Scorpio Bulkers, Scorpio Tankers in 23 ‘hybrid-ready’ scrubber order
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Scrubber technology firm Pacific Green Technologies (PGT) on Thursday (11 July) confirmed orders for nine scrubbers from Scorpio Bulkers and 14 scrubbers from Scorpio Tankers.
The US $13 million order from Scorpio Bulkers is on top of the 28 Systems already ordered by the company, while the US $20.3 million order from Scorpio Tankers is in addition to the 52 systems already ordered.
The PGT ENVI-Marine™ emission control systems being fitted on the vessels are a ‘hybrid ready’ design, which allows them to be upgraded to a ‘closed loop’ configuration at a future date.
“This is a further vote of confidence in Pacific Green’s Technologies and our ability to build and marine scrubbers on time and on budget,” said Pacific Green Technologies Executive Director Scott Poulter.
“Scorpio Bulkers has invested in the latest generation of fuel-efficient vessels and the hybrid-ready ENVI-Marine™ system will give the company the return-on-investment and flexibility it needs to face the complexities of IMO 2020.”
Pacific Green Technologies notes it has the scale and manufacturing ability to deliver large orders due to its partnership with PowerChina SPEM.
“We are one of the few marine scrubbing companies with the scale to fulfil major orders. We now have an order book in excess of USD$200m and the technical know-how, the people and the facilities to manufacture our Systems on a large scale,” added Scott Poulter.
The ENVI-Marine™ system is a new generation of scrubbing technology with no moving parts. Using a patented TurboHead™ process, flue gases are quenched and cleaned by frothing through pure seawater and then discharged as “harmless salts”, claims PGT.
Related: Pacific Green enters $42.4 million scrubber deal with Scorpio Bulkers
Published: 15 July, 2019
