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Joining the sector from a background in renewables Mark Deeney shares his thoughts on the transition.

Opinion

A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment

...construction) I’ve seen cleaner fuels and heating technologies make some seismic advancements. During my tenure at Nutherm (the distributor for German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte across the UK and Ireland)...
A step in the right direction

Analysis

A step in the right direction

...the recognition it deserved when the Government put forward an amendment to the energy bill that grants the powers to introduce a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation (RLHFO), similar to...

News

Industry professionals debate heating strategies

...heat and recognise the increasing role domestic renewable heating technologies will play in the longer term. That’s why OFTEC has launched registrations and MCS certification for heat pumps and solar...
Analysing emissions with Nick Molden - are we getting our facts straight?

Opinion

Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word

...was a study that, effectively, triggered dieselgate. A small project funded by ICT, the International Council on Clean Transportation, was looking to demonstrate to Europeans how clean diesel technology was...

News

Ensuring the new government hears FPS members

Newly appointed FPS president, Duncan Grant intends ‘to use every opportunity and more to promote what is an incredibly hard working and conscientious industry’ On 22nd April 2015 Duncan Grant,...

News

Eurotank’s futuristic tank cleaning

Eurotank Environmental is taking tank cleaning to the next level with the launch of an unmanned service using remote-operated robots. Investment in two Zone robots enables Eurotank to offer an...

Opinion

Vital role for hydrogen in decarbonising home heating

...decarbonising home heating and forcing a single option on consumers could risk alienating them. Home heating accounts for 14% of all UK emissions. Household emissions from heating and hot water...
Panel discussion at International Energy Week 2025

Insight

Climate Challenge: Action is imperative 

...overlooked: extreme heat. “Heat kills more people than any other extreme weather event,” she explained. “It’s increasing in frequency, duration and intensity.” ‘Blind spot’ seems an entirely appropriate description when...
Ken's Corner

Opinion

Ken’s Corner: All change please, all change!

...to deliver mass government grants at a time when the Treasury coffers are bare. However, unlike heat pumps, there is a way of achieving the next ten years’ worth of...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – Who will win the race?

...of replacing fossil fuels for heating requirements that can’t currently be met by the gas grid, heat pumps or district heating networks.” We are working closely with our partners at...

Opinion

Industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget

...include liquid biofuels in policy for off the gas grid homes. Hydrogen is an option as an alternative to gas heating as well as heat pumps and rural consumers should...

News

Reality check needed off-grid

...for a heat pump installation. The Government’s Clean Growth Strategy has been widely criticised for its suggestion that oil boilers are to be phased out, with many claiming that renewable...