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Future prospects for kerosene and HVO with domestic heating electrification ambitions.

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Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO

...connected to the gas grid in England from 2026 and non-domestic buildings not connected to the gas grid from 2024. Households will not be forced to remove their existing boilers,...

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The growth of natural gas in Ireland

...the 8,500 mile gas grid infrastructure through its Gas Networks Ireland subsidiary.  The grid comprises a 1,500 mile pipeline transmission network and 7,000 miles of distribution networks. Market development Gas...

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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices

UKIFDA says off grid homeowners across Great Britain are seeing prices of heating oil drop by up to 27% since the same time last year, according to the latest figures...
George Eustice MP

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In conversation with George Eustice MP

...of an early ban on replacement boilers for off-grid and quite welcomed it being removed.” Another call from all sides is to decouple the electricity and gas prices. “Personally, I...

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Heating oil’s future – making a difference

...shape plans for phasing out fossil fuel heating in off-grid buildings in the 2020s to assist in its overall target,” explains Guy Pulham. “There are plenty of things that can...

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The case for low carbon fuels

When it comes to heating their off-grid homes, “cost will remain the most crucial consideration for homeowners who want quick, affordable solutions” says Paul Rose In decarbonising heat from rural...

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ECO3 – oil is included!

...minimum, inefficient heating system replacements or innovation measures. “This is an important win for low income and vulnerable off-grid households,” commented OFTEC CEO Paul Rose. “As the key objective of...

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DCC on ambitions for Ireland and energy transition

...come into the market. We’re also keen to build renewable heating oil into our supply base and, hopefully, get the support of the Government to help decarbonise the off-grid sector...

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Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK

...The construction of a national grid was designed to bring this newly discovered resource to the major markets and points of consumption around the country, where previously distribution of locally...

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Oil heating more compatible with off-grid homes

Jeremy Hawksley, OFTEC director general The proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is unlikely to tackle the problem of carbon emissions from rural homes, according to OFTEC. In a written response...