Abstract: Subject of the invention is a carbon capture system onboard a vessel which comprises an internal combustion engine for producing power and an exhaust gas, a molten carbonate fuel cell, which comprises a cathode and an anode, for producing electric energy, a cathode outlet stream and an anode outlet stream, wherein the cathode is in fluid communication with the internal combustion engine for receiving at least a portion of the exhaust gas, and a CO2 separation means which is in fluid communication with the anode for receiving at least a portion of the anode outlet stream, wherein the CO2 separation means is configured to separate CO2 from the at least a portion of the anode outlet stream for producing a CO2 rich stream and a CO2 depleted stream wherein the molten carbonate fuel cell has an electric connection with the CO2 separation means for at least partially using the electric energy to at least partially operate the CO2 separation means.