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...Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs for OFTEC, commented: “The MPs appeared well-informed about the challenges of decarbonising off-grid heating and all were interested in broadly supportive of our plans...
...a new oil appliance. Consumers in off-grid homes may be allowed to fit other solutions such as air source heat pumps and LPG boilers, but these systems are more expensive...
...community’, the BBC has now turned the spotlight on an increasingly supported alternative – the use of renewable liquid fuel for the immediate decarbonisation of off-grid homes. At the end...
...off-grid homeowners are met,” says Guy Pulham, FPS CEO As an alternative to heating oil, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has reiterated its ongoing commitment to a carbon neutral...
...at a later stage. However, for existing homes, particularly in the challenging off-grid sector, they continue to fall into the trap of not considering the potential benefits of all low...
...to the off-grid energy sector. “The main focus is to keep readers up to date with current market trends, market intelligence, topical issues and technological developments. With its modern digital...
...Building Strategy, the government set out a heat pump first approach as the primary solution to decarbonisation. For off-grid homes, the proposals called for an end to the installation of...
...present policy of backing heat pumps as the solution for off-grid domestic heating is totally impractical for any home that cannot achieve an EPC rating C without incurring massive cost...
Burner manufacturer and distributor EOGB Energy Products has announced its backing for OFTEC’s proposals to decarbonise the UK’s 1.5 million off-grid homes by converting them to a low-carbon bio-oil, a...
...serving consumers. Through its dedicated in-house haulage team, Flexigrid, Greenergy was able to act quickly. The dedicated in-house scheduling, resourcing, customer service teams, and driver fleet worked together to reschedule...
...GHG footprint, which means electrolyser operators will need to source their electricity from renewables and/or nuclear power. “Unfortunately, it’s difficult for an electricity grid to match supply and demand by...
...these plans” Calling on the government to bring in a ‘carbon intensity standard’ for the UK to drive down emissions in heating, the SEA report ‘Off Grid, Off Carbon: Regulating...
...the local electricity network isn’t capable. The only by-product is pure water and heat. GeoPura currently provides hydrogen power to Balfour Beatty, HS2, National Grid and the BBC among others,...
...their change too and off grid households believed the high upfront costs of low carbon heating such as heat pumps could be a barrier to transitioning. “We have been lobbying...
Mark Askew – hopeful of a change in policies relating to the off grid sector and in particular the oil heating industry The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is looking...
...Greenergy Flexigrid, Greenergy’s existing in-house haulage business, as a specialist long-distance operation. Hockin’s current tanker operations team in Barnstaple, North Devon will be integrated into Greenergy Flexigrid operations, and...
...phase out high carbon fossil fuel heating in off gas grid buildings‘ Evidence is sought from across society and, in particular, from consumers and the heat market – those using...
...grid homeowners; the requirement for additional National Grid generation and infrastructure costs. Recognising the Government’s targets on reducing fuel poverty, it is important any regulation around heat policy takes this...
