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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, 28 December 19
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Australian Coal Association
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- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
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- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
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- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
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- White Energy Company Limited
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
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- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PTC India Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
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- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
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- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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