必和必拓完成对船舶生物燃料首次加注

　　据能源世界网4月15日新加坡报道，必和必拓集团（BHP）周四表示，该公司本月完成了对船舶的首次生物燃料加注试运行，这是必和必拓努力减少碳排放的一部分。

　　这也是世界上最大的燃料加注中心新加坡首次用生物燃料为船只加油。

　　4月4日，从经认证的食用油、原油和污水污泥等可持续原料来源提取的混合生物燃料被用于为从澳大利亚开往欧洲的8.1万载重吨干散货轮Kira Oldendorff号。

　　必和必拓发言人SatishRajmohan表示，这种混合燃料不需要对发动机或其他部件进行重大修改。

　　这家矿业巨头正在探索使用液化天然气和生物燃料等船用燃料来替代燃油，目的是在运输产品时减少40%的碳排放，作为该公司2030年气候变化目标的一部分。

　　必和必拓在一份声明中说，与传统的残余燃料油相比，所使用的生物燃料混合物据说可以减少80%-90%的二氧化碳排放量。

　　Rajmohan称，已经装载了足够的燃料来进行为期数天的试验，这是该船航行的重要部分。他以保密协议为由，拒绝就生物燃料价格置评。

　　航运业正在研究一系列技术，以期达到国际海事组织的目标，即到2050年将温室气体排放总量从2008年的水平减少50%。

　　据咨询公司伍德麦肯兹（Wood Mackenzie）表示，随着对航运业更严格的碳排放规定的实施以及替代燃料使用量的攀升，未来30年全球对石油基船用燃料的需求将下降。

　　这种生物燃料由GoodFuels与德国航运集团Oldendorff Carriers和新加坡海事及港务局合作提供。

　　郝芬 译自 能源世界网

　　原文如下：

　　BHP completes its first refuelling of a ship with biofuel

　　BHP Group Ltd said on Thursday it completed its first refuelling of a ship with biofuel this month in a trial run that is part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

　　It was also the first time that a ship has been refuelled with biofuel in Singapore, the world's largest bunkering hub.

　　A biofuel blend derived from certified sustainable feedstock sources such as cooking oil, crude tall oil and sewage sludge was used on April 4 to refuel the 81,000 deadweight tonne dry bulk carrier Kira Oldendorff which was on its way from Australia to Europe.

　　The blend required no significant modifications to the engine or other components, BHP spokesman Satish Rajmohan said.

　　The mining giant is exploring the use of bunker fuels such as liquefied natural gas and biofuels to replace fuel oil, aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 40% when shipping its products as part of the company's climate change goals for 2030.

　　The biofuel blend used is said to reduce well-to-exhaust CO2 emissions by 80% to 90% compared with conventional residual fuel oils, BHP said in a statement.

　　Rajmohan said enough was loaded to trial the biofuel over a number of days, a significant portion of the vessel's voyage. He declined to comment on the price of the biofuel, citing a confidentiality agreement.

　　The shipping industry is examining a range of technologies as it looks to meet an International Maritime Organization target of a 50% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2008 levels by 2050.

　　Consultancy Wood Mackenzie says global demand for oil-based marine fuels is set to fall in the next three decades as stricter carbon emissions rules for the shipping industry kick in and alternative fuel use climbs.

　　The biofuel was supplied by GoodFuels and in partnership with German shipping group Oldendorff Carriers and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.