en.Wedoany.com Reported - BHP and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) have blended biofuels from two different feedstocks—used cooking oil and waste animal fat—and introduced this low-carbon marine fuel into a BHP-chartered bulk carrier as part of a pilot project.
The pilot project by BHP and GCMD aims to assess how biofuels from multiple feedstocks can be blended, handled, and introduced using existing used cooking oil bunkering infrastructure under real operating conditions. Insights gained from this pilot will help identify solutions to challenges related to fuel quality, handling, traceability, and onboard performance.
Currently, the global shipping industry's use of biofuels relies heavily on used cooking oil, the availability of which is approaching expected limits. Biofuels from waste animal fat offer a promising option for expanding the supply of low-carbon marine fuels. Biofuels produced from different feedstocks may exhibit varying characteristics that could affect operations, including potential corrosion from oxidation and fuel system clogging due to wax formation. This pilot aims to evaluate these issues.
The pilot will track and verify the integrity of the biofuel blend, aiming to enhance confidence in emission reduction reporting. It will also provide insights into how reliable traceability can support future marine fuel supply chains, where biofuels from different feedstocks with varying lifecycle greenhouse gas emission footprints are blended together.
The biofuel blend in the BHP and GCMD pilot is being used on the BHP-chartered bulk carrier Berge Lyngor (owned and operated by Berge Bulk), which transports BHP's iron ore from Western Australia to China. Compared to sailing with very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), using the biofuel blend has the potential to reduce well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 79% per voyage. The vessel was bunkered in Singapore in early May with a B100 biofuel blend containing 50% tallow-derived biodiesel (supplied and provided by HAMR Energy) and 50% used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME, supplied by Mitsui & Co. Energy Trading Singapore, METS). Mitsui handled the blending, while Dan-Bunkering coordinated and executed the bunkering operation, which was completed by Global Energy's barge MT Maple.
The project is co-funded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore under the Maritime Innovation and Technology Fund (MINT).
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