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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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Saturday, 11 January 20
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- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- White Energy Company Limited
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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