Japan’s MODEC has joined forces with the UK-headquartered Carbon Clean Solutions to explore opportunities for accelerated development and deployment of offshore carbon capture technology on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units to curb the carbon footprint from operations.

The duo’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to establish a framework for collaborating on accelerating the deployment of Carbon Clean’s on-board carbon capture solution (OCCS) for FPSOs, using MODEC’s FPSO design and technical standards. CycloneCC’s compact footprint is perceived to be up to 50% smaller than traditional solutions, with key equipment sizes reduced by a factor of ten.