How much costs Fuel EU Maritime?
A simple calculation example for Fuel EU Penalties
What Fuel EU penalty will it cost you if you leave things as they are?
The formula for calculating the amount of the penalties is set out in EU Regulation 2023/1805. This page shows a calculation example for Marine Gas Oil.
The example
Assume a ship sails within Europe and burns 500 mt of marine gas oil (MGO) in one year.
| MGO Consumption |
| 500 mt |
| MGO Consumption in gram – convert into grams since the formula is using this unit |
| 500,000,000 g |
| Percentage – here, ice class may e.g. reduce the amount of fuel to be taken into account |
| 100.00 % |
| MGO Consumption reduced in grams – the fuel consumption we calculate with |
| 500,000,000 g |
The Well to Tank part
This covers everything needed to get fuel ready and into the ship, from getting oil out of the ground, making it into MGO, and then getting it into the tanks.
| CO2 Equivalent Well to Tank – according to the regulation |
| 14.4 g |
| Lower Calorific Value – according to the regulation |
| 0.0427 MJ/g |
| Fuel Emission Well to Tank – the CO2 equivalent for 500 mt MGO |
| 307,440,000.00 gCO2eq |
| Energy of the fuel – the energy that is contained in 500 mt MGO |
| 21,350,000.00 MJ |
| Well to Tank coefficient – The resulting WtT figure |
| 14.4 gCO2eq/MJ |
Tank to Wake
These emissions result from fuel use onboard a vessel. This includes propulsion, energy generation, and auxiliary systems.
| GWP CO2 – Global Warming Potential for CO2 |
| 1 |
| CF CO2 – Emission coefficients for CO2 |
| 3.206 |
| GWP CH4 – Global Warming Potential for CH4 |
| 25 |
| CF CH4 – Emission coefficients for CO2 |
| 0.00005 |
| GWP N2O – Global Warming Potential for N2O |
| 298 |
| CF N2O – Emission coefficients for CO2 |
| 0.00018 |
| CO2 Equivalent Tank to Wake |
| 3.26089 |
| Fuel Emission Tank to Wake – The CO2 equivalent of 500 mt MGO |
| 1,630,445,000.00 gCO2eq |
| Tank to Wake figure |
| 76.37 gCO2eq/MJ |
The Well to Wake Result
The actual GHG figure for this ship whould be
| GHG Actual |
| 90.76745 gCO2eq/MJ |
Calculating the Fuel EU penalty
Based on the GHG acutal, the Fuel EU penalty can be calculated.
| 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | 2040 | 2045 | 2050 |
| GHG Target | GHG Target | GHG Target | GHG Target | GHG Target | GHG Target |
| 89.34000 gCO2eq/MJ | 85.69000 gCO2eq/MJ | 77.94000 gCO2eq/MJ | 62.90000 gCO2eq/MJ | 34.64000 gCO2eq/MJ | 18.23200 gCO2eq/MJ |
| Delta | Delta | Delta | Delta | Delta | Delta |
| -1.42745 gCO2eq/MJ | -5.07745 gCO2eq/MJ | -12.82745 gCO2eq/MJ | -27.86745 gCO2eq/MJ | -56.12745 gCO2eq/MJ | -72.53545 gCO2eq/MJ |
| Compliance Balance | Compliance Balance | Compliance Balance | Compliance Balance | Compliance Balance | Compliance Balance |
| -30,476,000 gCO2eq | -108,403,500 gCO2eq | -273,866,000 gCO2eq | -594,970,000 gCO2eq | -1,198,321,000 gCO2eq | -1,548,631,800 gCO2eq |
| Penalty per year | Penalty per year | Penalty per year | Penalty per year | Penalty per year | Penalty per year |
| 19,654.19 € | 69,910.20 € | 176,618.17 € | 383,700.47 € | 772,805.91 € | 998,723.88 € |
Note: This sample calculation is provided without guarantee. We strongly recommend that you consult the regulations and publications of the European Commission and the EU Member States.
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