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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, 03 March 20
COAL'S SHARE OF CHINA ENERGY MIX FALLS IN 2019 BUT CONSUMPTION STILL RISING - REUTERS
Coal accounted for 57.7% of China’s primary energy consumption in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, down 1.5 percentage ...
Monday, 02 March 20
SHIPOWNERS AND OPERATORS COULD FACE DETENTION OF SHIPS FROM 1ST MARCH UNDER IMO RULE - ICS
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Saturday, 29 February 20
SUPRAMAX SENTIMENT WAS UP IN A FEW KEY AREAS OVER THE LAST WEEK - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Thursday, 27 February 20
FOREIGN COMPANIES LIKELY TO SKIP COMMERCIAL COAL BLOCK AUCTIONS - ECONOMIC TIMES
The Centre is in the process of inviting global players for commercial mining, following 100% foreign direct investment in the sector. However, giv ...
Wednesday, 26 February 20
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- White Energy Company Limited
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
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