據能源世界網4月15日新加坡報道，必和必拓集團（BHP）周四表示，該公司本月完成了對船舶的首次生物燃料加注試運行，這是必和必拓努力減少碳排放的一部分。

　　這也是世界上最大的燃料加注中心新加坡首次用生物燃料為船只加油。

　　4月4日，從經認證的食用油、原油和污水污泥等可持續原料來源提取的混合生物燃料被用于為從澳大利亞開往歐洲的8.1萬載重噸干散貨輪Kira Oldendorff號。

　　必和必拓發言人SatishRajmohan表示，這種混合燃料不需要對發動機或其他部件進行重大修改。

　　這家礦業巨頭正在探索使用液化天然氣和生物燃料等船用燃料來替代燃油，目的是在運輸產品時減少40%的碳排放，作為該公司2030年氣候變化目標的一部分。

　　必和必拓在一份聲明中說，與傳統的殘余燃料油相比，所使用的生物燃料混合物據說可以減少80%-90%的二氧化碳排放量。

　　Rajmohan稱，已經裝載了足夠的燃料來進行為期數天的試驗，這是該船航行的重要部分。他以保密協議為由，拒絕就生物燃料價格置評。

　　航運業正在研究一系列技術，以期達到國際海事組織的目標，即到2050年將溫室氣體排放總量從2008年的水平減少50%。

　　據咨詢公司伍德麥肯茲（Wood Mackenzie）表示，隨著對航運業更嚴格的碳排放規定的實施以及替代燃料使用量的攀升，未來30年全球對石油基船用燃料的需求將下降。

　　這種生物燃料由GoodFuels與德國航運集團Oldendorff Carriers和新加坡海事及港務局合作提供。

　　郝芬 譯自 能源世界網

　　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.