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Carnival Corp. & plc launched a microsite to tout its use of ‘advanced air quality systems,’ yet another name for exhaust gas cleaning systems or scrubbers.

Outperforming MGO:-

The site maintains that scrubbers in many ways outperform low-sulfur MGO in providing cleaner overall air emissions from ships.

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/featured/carnival-corp-microsite-backs-advanced-air-quality-systems/

“Biofuels are what’s going to save us when it comes to aviation,” said Corinne Scown, a scientist and engineer at the Joint BioEnergy Institute at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Emeryville, California. “There just aren’t a lot of other good options.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/eco-friendly-biofuels-made-food-waste-could-cut-flight-shame-ncna1030801

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/eco-friendly-biofuels-made-food-waste-could-cut-flight-shame-ncna1030801

"The easiest way to comply with the new regulations is to burn a different, less pollution-intensive type of diesel fuel."

Does anyone know where to find that different, less pollution-intensive type of fuel.

https://www.kunc.org/post/dawn-low-carbon-shipping#stream/0

“We are excited to partner with Air BP and Airbus to power these delivery flights with biofuels and carbon offsets, and will explore opportunities to bring this level of sustainability to all delivery flights going forward.”

https://biofuels-news.com/display_news/14902/deltas_first_carbon_neutral_flight_powered_by_air_bpsupplied_biofuel/

"A recent comprehensive review concluded that air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, as tiny particles are inhaled, move into the blood stream and are transported around the body. "

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/12/billions-of-air-pollution-particles-found-in-hearts-of-city-dwellers

"A recent comprehensive review concluded that air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, as tiny particles are inhaled, move into the blood stream and are transported around the body. "

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/12/billions-of-air-pollution-particles-found-in-hearts-of-city-dwellers

"A recent comprehensive review concluded that air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, as tiny particles are inhaled, move into the blood stream and are transported around the body. "

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/12/billions-of-air-pollution-particles-found-in-hearts-of-city-dwellers

Just need folks to wake up to the msar environmental attributes as well. Better not to produce those particulates in the first place:-

"Mehrotra asked if there were any aspects of the IMO 2020 policy that had not received much attention. Confuorto noted an environmental benefit that comes with scrubbing – particulate removal. While IMO 2020 is targeted at sulfur removal, particulates – tiny bits of matter that are present in all emissions – can do far more damage to human health. Even if 0.5 percent sulfur fuel oil is burned, “it still has particulates going up the stack and that is dangerous if not more so than sulfur,” Confuorto said."

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/scrubber-total-when-imo-2020-hits-will-be-a-number-better-for-diesel-buyers-execs/

The world’s two largest container shipping lines, A.P. Moller-Maersk and MSC, have both reportedly said that falling in line with IMO regulations is likely to incur extra costs of roughly $2 billion each.

“I am a firm believer that the market will find a balance,” Sawyer said.

“Let me put it this way, there is a brick wall coming at the end of December which has been built for over two years. I think you can either run into it head first and say: ‘that hurts,’ or you can find a way around it.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/oil-imo-2020-marks-the-biggest-change-in-oil-market-history.html

SINGAPORE, July 11 (Reuters) - Asian cash premiums for cargoes of high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) surged to record highs on Thursday, boosted by intense buying interest amid shrinking supplies.

Fuel oil premiums in Asia have hit new record highs in recent weeks in one of the first signs of the impact of a shift in global ship fuel rules set to occur in 2020.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/asian-high-sulphur-fuel-oil-105407306.html

"Prices of fuel oil with a maximum sulphur content of 1pc are edging towards parity with Brent crude values in Europe, as fresh demand from the shipping industry emerges ahead of the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) 0.5pc sulphur cap in 2020."

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1934610-lowsulphur-fuel-oil-prices-at-16year-high?backToResults=true

What are Honeywell’s oil and gas customers asking for (ie: what are key technology verticals within oil and gas)?

Today’s refiners face an array of new challenges, the greatest of which are the need to continue making investments to produce even cleaner burning fuels, react to market dislocations, and adapt to the widely-forecasted plateau in demand for transportation fuels. Each of these challenges will affect product mix and investment strategies for refiners in the future. Added to that is the need to address operator turnover and inexperience in an environment of increasing complexity -- from feedstock to products.
As such, our customers are focusing more on managing outcomes such as their productivity and costs.

https://www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/products-services/34524-honeywell-uop-general-manager-on-developing-technology-for-the-regional-oil-and-gas-industry

Fyoz - its hard to see the comparison between the emissions from a small Island and continental China or are you just promoting BMN. It would seem the Chinese are waking up to their emissions and pollution problems. As mentioned in the last CC HFO is burned alongside coal to keep the low grade coal fires lit. MSAR displacing HFO we were told may help get those Nox levels down. Am just getting my head around how msar being 30% water can keep those fires lit.

Lawson, I share that Optimism also. We need companies like MTFB more than ever:-

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48916923

QFI mentioned air quality in China in the last CC. I think they said msar would not be a direct replacement in existing coal fired stations but msar fired in the boiler chamber along side could be used to achieve cleaner emissions:-

""China should further increase its investment in science and technology and cultivate the strength of scientists in air pollution control," Cao said."

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/09/c_138212222.htm

"Airlines are opposed to the tax and say that if it is levied, the money should be invested in technology such as biofuels that would benefit aviation."

https://www.airlineratings.com/news/airlines-slam-french-move-impose-eco-tax/

"The Chinese-supported coal projects are under way or planned as far afield as South America, Africa, southeast Asia and the Balkans.

Contracts and financing for these facilities are often not fully transparent but campaign groups including Bankwatch have tried to keep track.

"You cannot be a world leader in curbing air pollution and at the same time the world's biggest financier of overseas coal power plants," the group's energy coordinator Ioana Ciuta told the BBC."

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46310807

Lets hope not. Would be a great shame if that was the case. Velocys technology has great potential. From an environmental standpoint its necessary to develop and deploy waste to biofuel to help offset the heavy pollution mankind continues to dump on our biosphere IMHO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot

Just think B.A, we could have built a cracking bio fuel plant with £183m:-

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48905907

Interested in the digging up of landfill sites to produce fuel:-

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/video-from-landfill-to-jet-fuel-turning-waste-into-sustainable-fuels/

Researchers at University College London have been making use of old waste to develop a new method of manufacturing aviation fuel that could have a far-reaching impact on the climate.

"The La Mède facility includes: a biorefinery, with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year of biofuel"

"According to Total, of the biofuels produced at La Mède, 60-70% will be from sustainable vegetable oils, including rapeseed and palm oil, with the remaining 30-40% from treated waste, such as animal fats, cooking oil and residues."

https://biofuels-news.com/display_news/14872/first_biofuel_produced_at_totals_la_mede_biorefinery_in_france/