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Wednesday, 20 July 22
BOOST FOR BIOFUELS AS IMO REMOVES REGULATORY HURDLE - GARD
 MARPOL Annex VI regulations were written for petroleum derived fuels but also apply to biofuels. It has been a challenge to meet the regulatory requirement to demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit”. Our guest author, Unni Einemo, explains the challenge and the recent actions in the MEPC to address it.
Interest in biofuels is growing due to its environmental benefits and potential GHG savings, but there have been doubts about a potential increase in NOx emissions and compliance with MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code.
Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI, “Fuel Oil Availability and Qualities”, applies to fuels derived from petroleum refining and also fuels derived by methods other than petroleum refining.
Biofuels and biofuel blends have to comply with MARPOL Annex VI.
Apart from limits on sulphur content, Regulation 18.3.2.2 of MARPOL Annex VI requires that such fuels shall not “… cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit…”.
Meeting applicable sulphur limits is normally not a challenge for biofuels; however the nature of the NOx Technical Code has been problematic as engine certification and the associated IAPP-certificate requires that the parent engine test is undertaken on a DM-grade (distillate) marine fuel in accordance with ISO 8217:2005.
To demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit” has been a challenge. It would require either on-board emission testing and monitoring, or engine and fuel-specific NOx emissions validation testing, with the added complexity of not being able to define a reference biofuel. Alternatively, ships have been able to apply for an exemption from Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI in line with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 3: “Trials for Ship Emission Reduction and Control Technology Research”. Exemptions for the testing of the biofuels can be granted up to 18 months for smaller engines, and up to five years for larger engines with cylinder displacements over 30 litres, subject to the flag Administrations decision.
This regulatory hurdle is now set to be cleared thanks to a new “Unified Interpretation (UI)” approved by the IMO’s Marine Environment Committee in June 2022 on the application of regulation 18.3 MARPOL Annex VI in relation to biofuels.
This UI means that biofuel blends up to 30% (B30) will be regarded in the same way as regular oil-based fuels.
It also allows the use of B30 to B100 biofuels for “engines certified in accordance with regulation 13 of MARPOL Annex VI which can operate on a biofuel or a biofuel blend without changes to its NOx critical components or settings/operating values outside those as given by that engine’s approved Technical File.”
Experience to date is that no engine setting changes have been needed to operate on up to B100 biofuels, according to information from Lloyd’s Register.
A recently published Lloyd’s Register Technical Report on NOx from marine diesel engines using biofuels covered data from multiple biofuel sea trials with FAME or FAME-type fuels from 20% through to 100% bio-component. The report concluded that that NOx emissions were not significantly increased in any instance.
Moreover, NOx emission data from several in-use trials submitted to the IMO have shown that NOx emissions of various biofuel blends, up to and including 100% bio-components, are often less than NOx emissions from oil-based fuels, or comparable.
The UI will be issued as MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.6, replacing MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.6 but is essentially already in effect. There may be a delay in taking this new UI into account in some countries, so owners planning to use biofuels should contact their flag Administration about their formal position in applying this UI.
The UI will come as a relief to owners who want to use biofuels without having to undertake onboard NOx measurements, which has – from all accounts – been a complex and onerous exercise representing a substantial extra workload compared to normal service.
Source: Gard
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Thursday, 24 September 20
SUPRAMAX: INDO TO INDIA FIXING AROUND US$13,000 - FEARNLEYS
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Thursday, 24 September 20
KOREA MIDLAND POWER TO BUY 1.92 MILLION TONS OF 4,300-4,700 NCV COAL FOR THREE YEARS
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Wednesday, 23 September 20
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Friday, 18 September 20
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
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- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- PTC India Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- White Energy Company Limited
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Australian Coal Association
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- The University of Queensland
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Planning Commission, India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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