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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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Friday, 28 June 24
INDIAN POWER STATIONS STOCKED WITH BUMPER COAL SUPPLY AS TRANSPORT WOES EASE - BUSINESS STANDARD
Even as power demand has touched a historic high of 250 gigawatts (Gw) amid sweltering heat this June, India’s power stations are stocked wit ...
Friday, 28 June 24
INDIA'S CY23 COAL USE LARGER THAN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE COMBINED - THE HINDU
For the first time, India’s coal consumption surpassed that of North America and Europe combined in the calendar year 2023, said Energy Insti ...
Monday, 24 June 24
PLN'S FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY RESTS ON ACCELERATED COAL RETIREMENT AND RENEWABLES DEPLOYMENT - MUTYA YUSTIKA
On 28 May 2024, Indonesia’s national electricity utility, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), released its financial report for 2023. Althoug ...
Monday, 24 June 24
INDIA'S COAL-BASED POWER DEMAND AT ALL-TIME HIGH, GOVERNMENT SAYS - REUTERS
India’s demand for coal-based power has risen by 7.3% this fiscal year to an all-time high, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Monday, 24 June 24
CHINA'S COAL INDUSTRY TURNS GREENER THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES - PEOPLE'S DAILY
At an opencast mine operated by Inner Mongolia Pingzhuang Coal Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy), a 14-meter ...
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- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PTC India Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Australian Coal Association
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- The University of Queensland
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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