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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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Tuesday, 07 April 20
COAL INDIA'S DISPATCHES DROP, OUTPUT INCREASES - THE HINDU
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Tuesday, 07 April 20
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Friday, 03 April 20
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- The University of Queensland
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
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