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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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Monday, 07 May 18
SOUTH KOREA STATE-OWNED UTILITY KOREA MIDLAND POWER ISSUED A TENDER FOR 1 MILLION TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a tender for 520,000 mt of min. 5700 NAR coal of Australian origi ...
Monday, 07 May 18
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND ROSE ABOUT 1% IN 2017; ASIA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST INCREASE IN COAL DEMAND, UP 35 MTOE RELATIVE TO 2016 - IEA
Global coal demand rose about 1% in 2017, reversing the declining trend seen over the last two years. This growth was mainly due to demand in Asia, ...
Friday, 04 May 18
ELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM RENEWABLES WAS SECOND ONLY TO COAL IN 2017 - IEA
World electricity demand increased by 3.1 %, significantly higher than the overall increase in energy demand. Together, China and India accounted f ...
Thursday, 03 May 18
SUPRAMAX: INDO - CHINA COAL ROUNDS ARE PAYING IN THE LOW-MID $12000 BSS SINGAPORE DELIVERY - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
As expected a slow and uneventful start to the week with holidays in many countries, however by mid-week some fresh requirements and pos ...
Tuesday, 01 May 18
SUPRAMAX: COAL RUNS, A 61,000-DWT WAS FIXED BASIS DELIVERY SURABAYA, FOR A TRIP VIA INDONESIA, RE-DELIVERY INDIA AT $15,000 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Rates eased in the East, as the week closed out with the momentum slowing. Levels on the key West Australia/China run dropped to $7.25 ...
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- PTC India Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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