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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, 14 August 17
IN A PARIS AGREEMENT WORLD, COAL WILL MEET GROWING ASIAN ENERGY NEEDS - BENJAMIN SPORTON
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KOMIPO INVITES COAL BIDS FOR BORYEONG POWER PLANT
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U.S WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT ALMOST FLAT WEEK OVER WEEK, EIA SAYS
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ANOTHER ACTIVE WEEK FOR THE PANAMAXES WITH INCREASING RATES IN BOTH HEMISPHERES - FEARNLEYS
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PTC India Limited - India
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
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- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
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- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
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- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
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- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Planning Commission, India
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- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Australian Coal Association
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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