Opinion
Funding will accelerate alternative fuels
Logistics UK calls for increased funding from the government to recognise the vital role of the logistics industry in the post-pandemic economic recovery and the net zero transition. The call...
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Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...government figures, last year Oikos handled approximately 5% of the UK’s distillate fuel demand for transportation. Over its long history, Oikos’s different incarnations have shared the same journey of evolution,...
Opinion
CILT’s 21-point plan to achieve net-zero by 2050
...chief executive, CILT(UK), says: “Transport accounts for 28% of UK carbon emissions and, despite the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, transport emissions will grow with recovery unless action is...
Interview
An interview with Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA
The winter 2020 edition of downstream, the magazine of industry body UKIFDA which is now integrated with Fuel Oil News, carried an interview with the incoming UKIFDA CEO, Ken Cronin,...
News
UK Hydrogen Policy Commission to give UK lead on hydrogen
Senior politicians and policymakers have launched the UK Hydrogen Policy Commission, a new group that will hold the Government to account on its hydrogen policy commitments to ensure the UK...
Opinion
OFTEC and UKIFDA response to the British Energy Security Strategy
“The government must urgently revisit the Energy Strategy, focusing more attention on measures to help households reduce their energy usage now, and on supporting cost-effective and practical low carbon energy...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes Government’s E10 announcement
UKPIA welcomes the UK Government announcement today that mandates higher ethanol content petrol – E10 – following consultation and will continue to seek close government-industry partnership on the rollout of...
News
MPs support bill to incentivise renewable liquid fuels
...homes in the UK are off the gas grid—about 1.1 million in Great Britain and a further 600,000 in Northern Ireland. They are mainly in rural communities, and they mostly...
Opinion
North Sea oil and gas must address challenges to mitigate energy crises
...commitments are met, and met in a just way. Devolution and faster decision-making are vital for the UK to meet its net zero targets The UK has a clear climate...
Opinion
Association criticises Government over Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
...ambitions and maintain the UK’s energy security. “The UK’s six refineries have the size and scale needed to help decarbonise UK industry. They are crucial to producing the UK’s conventional...
Opinion
Government must allow all zero emission vehicles in order to achieve net zero
...In response to a Government consultation on the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, UKPIA says Government needs take a ‘technology neutral’ approach to achieve the most efficient path to net zero....
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to begin transition to biofuels
...use of liquid biofuels. UKIFDA is working with trade associations within the liquid fuels supply chain to lobby the UK government to develop a transition that enables consumers not connected...
Opinion
Calls for clearer vision for HGVs after Government announces end to conventional engines
...government’s aim to transition to a low-carbon economy, but the switch must be affordable for businesses. Logistics UK is urging government to ensure there are practical alternatives to petrol and...
News
Creating a Taskforce for Liquid Biofuels
...a transformational effect on the UK’s off grid heating market and enable Government to maintain a technology-neutral approach, as well as encourage all industries to find solutions. UKIFDA “Liquid fuel,...
Opinion
The route to off-grid heating beyond kerosene
...in the future energy mix. The UK Government is phasing out the use of kerosene in UK heating with a ban on the installation of fossil fuel burners in new...
Analysis
Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector
...head-on and taking steps to plan for the future. From UKPIA’s perspective, government support is crucial. “Our sector’s products will be vital to achieve the Government’s net zero ambitions and...
Opinion
Will the energy transition bring new golden age for nuclear?
...while yet unproven, feature prominently in government roadmaps. Energy security through diversity The UK government’s plan for net zero by 2050 also relies on nuclear power as a key component,...
News
100% carbon offsetting of UK fuel emissions
...fuel they use each year. UK Fuels, owned by Radius Payment Solutions, has partnered with UK-government endorsed carbon offsetting company, Forest Carbon, to invest in renewable energy projects. The new...