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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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Saturday, 29 August 20
COAL INDIA'S FUEL SUPPLY TO POWER SECTOR DROPS ABOUT 20% IN APR-JUL: PTI
State-owned Coal India”s fuel supply to the power sector registered a decline of 19.5 per cent to 126.30 million tonnes (MT) in the April-Jul ...
Saturday, 29 August 20
SOUTH KOREAN BROKERAGE FIRM KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES TO STOP ALL COAL BUSINESS - KOREA HERALD
South Korean brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities has decided to stop its investments in coal, in line with the Moon Jae-in administrat ...
Thursday, 27 August 20
KOREAN GENCOS INVITED BIDS FOR TOTAL 985,000 TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL FOR NOVEMBER 2020 LOADING
COALspot.com: Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd (KOMIPO) on behalf of EWP, KOSPO, KOSEP and KOWEPO has issued an international tender for total 985,000 ...
Thursday, 27 August 20
SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS SET REGION-WIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY GOAL OF 23 PERCENT BY 2025 - ASEAN POST
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has set an ambitious target of securing 23 percent of its primary energy from renewable so ...
Thursday, 27 August 20
BANGLADESH POWER MINISTRY SEEKING AUTHORITY TO CANCEL 13,000 MW OF PROPOSED COAL-FIRED CAPACITY - BUSINESS STANDARD
In a bid to move away from dirty energy, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources is seeking the prime minister’s approval to conv ...
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- White Energy Company Limited
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Coal Association
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PTC India Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- MS Steel International - UAE
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Planning Commission, India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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