CPC F17C 1/12 (2013.01) [B60P 3/225 (2013.01); B60P 3/2245 (2013.01); B60P 3/243 (2013.01); F17C 5/002 (2013.01); F17C 7/02 (2013.01); F17C 2201/018 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0333 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0629 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0326 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0338 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2221/013 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0135 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0355 (2013.01); F17C 2250/03 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0443 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0102 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0171 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0173 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of offloading/loading a fuel and carbon dioxide (CO2) at a location, the method comprising:
stationing a transportation vehicle with a first inner compartment and a second inner compartment of a dual-fluid vessel at a location;
in response to an amount of fuel in the second inner compartment and to an operation to fill or partially fill one or more fuel storage tanks at the location, pumping an amount of fuel from the second inner compartment to the one or more fuel storage tanks at the location, thereby to cause the second inner compartment to contract; and
in response to no or a partial amount of CO2 in the first inner compartment, pumping an amount of CO2 from one or more CO2 storage tanks to the first inner compartment based on the amount of fuel pumped from the second inner compartment and a contents in the first inner compartment.
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