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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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Wednesday, 17 June 20
KOREA SOUTHERN POWER CO INVITED 80000 MT OF LOW CALORIFIC VALUE COAL FOR AUGUST 1H, 2020 LOADING
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Tuesday, 16 June 20
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Tuesday, 16 June 20
HIGHER IRON ORE PRICES OFFSET CORONAVIRUS-DRIVEN PRODUCTION RISK - FITCH RATINGS
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SHALE SHOCKED - WOOD MACKENZIE
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- White Energy Company Limited
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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