Opinion
Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...if UK government grasps the nettle and quickly sets the right incentives for investment. If not, the downstream sector could face an uncertain future, with the prospect of carbon leakage...
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Insight
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA urges ‘facts before theories’
...all trying to achieve. In this edition, we present the updated version of the UKIFDA Databank of our members and customers, which we use to demonstrate to the Government how...
Opinion
Time to change the oil?
...European governments (and other governments around the world) where claimants are seeking declarations that they must improve their climate change efforts, and as recently as 4 March 2021 the EU’s...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...about making this a reality.” Paul Rose also highlighted how expanding the trials will be expensive, hence the industry bodies bidding for government funding: “The government has already supported other...
News
Vivergo Fuels announces closure plans
...consequence of delaying the introduction of E10. “Introducing E10 should be a government priority,” said Gaynor Hartnell, REA’s head of renewable fuels. “Vivergo is a part of the government’s Northern...
News
Industry welcomes Chancellor’s £20bn backing for carbon capture and storage
...to store 20-30 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030 as part of his clean energy reset commenting: “Without government support, the average household energy bill would have hit...
News
Cautious industry response to fuel resilience bill
...minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, sets out how the Government intends to address threats to the security of fuel supply by providing powers to ensure resilience in the downstream oil sector, including...
Opinion
Home heating policies are impacting voting intentions in key rural constituencies
A new survey has revealed how the government’s green heating policies are impacting voting intentions across key rural Conservative constituencies from cabinet minister seats to key marginals ahead of the...
Opinion
OFTEC: Time for open debate on off grid heat decarbonisation
Any consultation arising from the Government’s long anticipated Heat in Buildings strategy must allow a genuine discussion on all the options to decarbonise rural homes, otherwise thousands of households could...
News
Proposals to allow fuel tankers to carry bigger loads detailed in consultation
The government is consulting on proposals to allow road fuel tankers to carry bigger fuel loads in a bid to further strengthen the UK’s fuel supply chain. Following the fuel...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to start biofuel transition
...market. “We have been lobbying the UK government and the Committee on Climate Change and the Irish government and the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAi) to support our industry’s strategy...
News
Argent Energy in big green jobs blow
...has demanded government action stating funding streams including the Scottish Government’s £500m just transition fund and low emission scheme grants must be urgently explored to keep the plant open. Unite general...
Opinion
Industry alliance leads the way toward zero carbon heating for Ireland
...Ireland, explains how an industry group, The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH) is influencing government policy on the decarbonisation of the home heating sector in Ireland. While climate-related issues...
News
Immediate decarbonisation must be a priority for next PM
...Guterres, warned: “Some government and business leaders are saying one thing – but doing another. Simply put, they are lying.” Two weeks ago, the High Court ruled the UK Government’s...
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...presented at the UKIFDA show and conference in Coventry last month, we look at the current options available for the fuel distribution sector in detail. Government policy The government’s Renewable...
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
UK refining – hunting for answers
...the government to this conclusion. The problems at Coryton really galvanised the government into action – it provided clear evidence that refineries can and do shut; although in the case...
Opinion
UKIFDA vision for a liquid fuel future
...compared very favourably with other possible solutions including those seemingly favoured by the government and that cost will be borne by the homeowner.” UKIFDA’s strategy and vision for a liquid...