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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, 24 March 20
CHINA TAIYUAN COAL TRANSACTION PRICE INDEX DOWN 0.28 PCT - XINHUA
China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 132.74 points Monday, down 0.28 percent week on week.
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CHARTERPARTY REQUIREMENTS TO NOTIFY CLAIMS - TAKE CARE! - WFW
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COAL INDIA LIMITED'S ONE-DAY OUTPUT PEAKS AT 3.17 MT - THE HINDU
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Monday, 23 March 20
KOMIPO INVITED BIDS FOR 1.45 MILLION TONS OF COAL FOR JUNE & JULY 2020 LOADING
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Saturday, 21 March 20
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
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- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
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- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Planning Commission, India
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Coal Association
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
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- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
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- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
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- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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