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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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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
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- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- ASAPP Information Group - India
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- The University of Queensland
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
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- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
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- VISA Power Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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