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