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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, 30 March 19
KOEN INVITES BIDS FOR 450,000 TONS OF (SUB) BITUMINOUS COAL FOR H1 AND JUNE 2019
South Korea state-owned utility KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER CO., LTD. (KOEN) issued a tender for total 450,000 MT of min. 4300, 3500 and 5600 NCV ...
Wednesday, 27 March 19
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Friday, 22 March 19
CHINA MARKET: COAL OUT IN THE COLD - BUSINESS RECORDER
Though China maintains there is no ban, China-bound Australian coal shipments are looking for a new home. For the past few months, coal cargoes are ...
Thursday, 21 March 19
PRICE PLUNGE AS CHINESE LEAVE THERMAL COAL OUT IN THE COLD - AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
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- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Australian Coal Association
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Planning Commission, India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- The University of Queensland
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
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- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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