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MOL Partners in Direct Ocean Carbon Capture

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi Ltd. and Japan Airlines (JAL) will conduct Japan's first pilot project using Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology, testing a process that removes dissolved carbon dioxide directly from seawater with the goal of supporting future low-carbon fuel production. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to carry out the pilot on Kume Island, Okinawa, using a containerized, land-based system that will draw in seawater, separate dissolved CO2 ... [+]