Bennu Climate is focused on solving one of the climate crisis’ most urgent challenges: methane.

It traps far more heat than carbon dioxide in the near term, making it one of the fastest ways the planet is warming today. That is why methane removal matters now. And because methane leaks from landfills, oil and gas infrastructure, industrial processes, agriculture, and transportation systems, there are many places we could have started.

But from the beginning, we understood that it’s not enough to develop a scientific breakthrough in a lab. You also need to prove that it works in the real world, under demanding conditions, for customers facing immediate pressure to act.

That thinking led us to shipping.

Shipping has a methane problem

The shipping industry is undergoing one of the largest fuel transitions in its history. As companies work to reduce sulfur and carbon pollution, liquefied natural gas, or LNG, has emerged as one of the sector’s fastest-growing marine fuels.

But LNG comes with a challenge of its own: methane slip.

Methane slip occurs when methane escapes unburned from an engine or fuel system into the atmosphere. Instead of being fully combusted for propulsion, some portion of the fuel leaks out as methane gas.

That matters because methane is an extraordinarily potent greenhouse gas. Over a 20-year period, methane traps more than 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide. Even relatively small emissions can have a significant climate impact.

Recent field measurements suggest real-world methane emissions from LNG-powered vessels may be significantly higher than previously assumed. Research conducted through the International Council on Clean Transportation’s FUMES project found that some low-pressure dual-fuel marine engines “slipped” 6.4 percent of fuel consumed. In practical terms, methane slip creates two problems at once.

First, it undermines some of LNG’s intended climate benefits.

Second, every kilo of methane slip is wasted fuel. Ship operators are buying energy that never contributes to propulsion.

As climate regulations tighten and emissions reporting becomes more rigorous, the industry is increasingly looking for solutions that address methane directly.

That is where shipping became the ideal proving ground for Bennu.

If it works for shipping, it can work almost anywhere

Shipping is one of the harshest operating environments for any climate technology.

Equipment must, above all, be safe for the crew and for the ship. It needs to operate continuously in limited space. Systems need to function reliably in changing temperatures, vibration, humidity, and salt exposure. Installation requirements must be practical; energy consumption and maintenance complexity can’t be afterthoughts.

Our methane removal system is intentionally compact, modular, energy efficient, and scalable. It is designed to safely integrate into real industrial environments without disrupting operations.

Those characteristics matter in shipping, but the same principles also apply at landfills, oil and gas facilities, industrial facilities, and other sectors where reducing methane is important.

A real-world path to scale

Climate technologies do not scale because they work only under ideal conditions. They scale because customers trust them to perform consistently in demanding environments. Ships provide measurable emissions streams, continuous operating conditions, and clear performance data. They also offer urgency.

The shipping industry understands that methane slip is becoming a growing climate, regulatory, and financial challenge. Operators are actively searching for practical solutions that can reduce emissions without compromising vessel operations.

For Bennu, that makes shipping more than an application. It is a powerful ground. And if we can make it work here, it can work for everyone.