Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...and other greenhouse gas equivalents known as CO2 are the major cause of climate change, melting ice caps, gaps in the ozone layer and countless other misfortunes. What then is...
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Opinion
“Do you expect domestic customers to desert oil in favour of renewables?”
New figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show the south west is leading the switch from oil to renewable forms of heating such as biomass boilers...
News
Industry energy expansion reflected in new name for OGUK
...UK government’s Energy & Climate Change Minister said: “Offshore Energies UK’s new name reaffirms how important the wide range of offshore energy technologies are to reaching net zero and reflects...
News
Assessing the impact of an eventful year on the industry’s future
...European Union, the ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change and Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency, on the global oil and gas sector Industry-specific issues such as...
News
Oil boilers – no to scrappage scheme
Amber Rudd, secretary of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change understands about the efficiencies of modern oil condensing boilers but will not support a boiler scrappage scheme...
Opinion
UKIFDA urges UK Government to reconsider red diesel entitlement deadline
...always, we support tackling climate change and finding ways to meet the UK’s net zero targets. “The proposal to remove the entitlement to use red diesel from all but a...
Insight
Industry impacts of the reset of government net zero policy
...it. One notable reaction came from the Climate Change Committee whose initial reaction is not supportive “today’s announcement is likely to take the UK further away from being able to...
News
New agreements with SEPA
...Party, with Scottish politician Roseanna Cunningham, cabinet secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform asking the Scottish government to answer question S5W-14829. The question asked government: How much it...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to begin transition to biofuels
...have been lobbying the UK government and the Committee on Climate Change to support our industry’s strategy, which presents solutions in a timeframe that exceeds the net-zero emission legislation. The...
Insight
PDP Scheme acts on home heat sector concerns
...come. The DODF is looking at the implications of changes in the commercial and domestic vehicle markets and how this will impact the PDP and what changes we will need...
News
Backing a certainty
...Fourteen years later and now managing director at Certas Energy, Paul Vian was in the interview chair From GB Oils to Certas Energy Why the change of name? “It was...
Interview
Highland Fuels, proud of fuel distribution heritage but future focussed
...Stephen emphasises that it is not purely an aesthetic change. “Looking ahead we know that the customer needs and products requirements will change, and that rate of change will accelerate...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...petrol and diesel or renewable fuels or power or hydrogen. What that looks like is changing and will continue to change over time, but our approach will not change –...
Insight
More than an upgrade: how advanced smart tank telemetry delivers a strategic business advantage
...longevity, particularly in remote or difficult-to-access locations. The next-gen solution includes innovative intelligent monitoring capabilities that can distinguish between significant and minor level changes. When no change or minimal change...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...terms of spend and its complexity – in repurposing our assets for low carbon fuels. In September 2022, the UK Government changed bio blend legislation for gasoline from 5% to...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
The fuel logistics sector faces many challenges and changes, some of which will be passing and some permanent. With long roots in the sector and a current role heading up...
Opinion
Survey suggests main impact of red diesel rebate change is increased cost
A recent survey suggests that the red diesel rebate changes have increased costs and fuel theft but done little to encourage the switch to low carbon alternatives. Since April 1st,...
Interview
DCC on ambitions for Ireland and energy transition
...setting direction, finding the people and talent to run and grow the businesses. A lot has changed within what I’ve been doing but some things haven’t changed. “The focus on...