Ecospray expands its range of innovative products with WESP, a preparatory technology for carbon capture solutions combined with EGCS and diesel engines.

WESP (Wet Electrostatic Precipitator) which was developed in recent months by Italian company Ecospray, is ready for its first installation on a cruise ship. Subsequently, thorough testing will be run in collaboration with important third-party bodies, such as RINA and SGS, in order to validate and assess the results.

Ecospray was founded as an engineering company 15 years ago, since then it has worked to make industrial processes more sustainable through cleaning and treatment of polluting emission. It has always been prominent in the maritime market for creating ECGS (Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems), and is known as one of the leading companies in the sector. However, in the last year, it has undertaken a phase of evolution, which has developed its positioning and consolidated it as a multi-product company, committed to building technologies to support the energy transition.

Ecospray’s innovative drive and continuous investment in R&D build a strong foundation for their solutions, as they are developed using strong technological and green components in order to create clean energy for a zero-emission planet.

Particularly within the marine sector, these new technologies were created with the goal of enabling ships to raise their standards for sustainable navigation with low environmental impact, regardless of any enforced regulations.

With this philosophy in mind, Ecospray is now preparing to launch their latest innovation: WESP (Wet Electrostatic Precipitator), which is a newly developed system in the marine sector for the elimination of particulate matter and black smoke.

The WESP system was developed to eliminate visible smoke from the stack, especially during engine start-up and at low loads, by capturing particles (PM2.5 and below) and part of condensable species (SO3). It can be installed downstream of the DeSOx tower and has low pressure drops and high removal efficiency. WESP can be integrated into an existing DeSOx tower or installed as a stand-alone unit, for both Open Loop and Hybrid EGCS.

Roadmap

All required laboratory testing has been successfully completed in recent months at the Ecospray Labs. The project will be developed in collaboration with RINA, who will support Ecospray in the assessment of the technology and run various tests.