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Full-scale onboard carbon capture hits 40% but port bottleneck remains
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Fusion42 · 3 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Full-scale onboard carbon capture technology on ships currently captures up to 40% of CO2 emissions, with pilot projects targeting up to 70%, but widespread adoption is limited by insufficient port infrastructure to receive captured CO2 despite storage projects progressing in north-west Europe.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech.
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You face a new bottleneck with ports unable to handle captured carbon even as shipboard capture tech improves sharply. If your startup can bridge port CO2 offloading and storage gaps, significant opportunities lie ahead.
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