What is a Heavy Fuel Oil?
Heavy fuel oil is a category of fuel oils of a tar-like consistency.
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How many types of HFO are there?
| Marine fuel | Max. sulfur content |
|---|---|
| High sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) | 3,5% |
| Low sulfur fuel oil (LSFO) | 1,0% |
| Ultra low sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO) | 0,1% |
What is the best way to use Heavy Fuel Oil?
Heavy fuel oils are mainly used as a marine fuel, and HFO is the most widely used marine fuel at this time; virtually all medium and low-speed
Marine diesel engines are designed for heavy fuel oil. But older steam locomotives and oil-fired power plants also generate energy from heavy fuel oils.
What are the advantages of heavy fuel oil?
Since the middle of the 19th century, HFO has been used primarily by the shipping industry due to its low cost compared with all other fuel oils,
being up to 30% less expensive, as well as the historically lax regulatory requirements for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) by the IMO.