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