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Fuel poor left out in the cold
...scheme open to low income households is the ECO initiative but this is due to finish in April 2017. Meanwhile, the only option for rural, off-grid households that don’t qualify...
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Further support for HVO in Northern Ireland
...of biofuels offers a seamless transition for existing liquid fuel users; a simple option for government to maximise carbon emission reductions in the off-grid sector at least cost for consumers...
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Industry body backs fuel poverty campaign
...off-grid oil heated homes in the UK, our industry is investing heavily in demonstrating the use of renewable liquid fuels – in particular HVO – which can act as a...
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Huge boost for HVO as Government agrees with removal of import measures
...pragmatic steps towards that goal. Encouraging the use of HVO in the home heating sector for off-grid homes would be a massive step in the right direction and the impact...
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Government announces increased heating oil payment to be made ‘in the new year’.
Having announced last month that the one-off payment to off-grid properties that use alternative fuels, such as heating oil, liquified petroleum gas, coal or biomass for heating has been increased...
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Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
...home in Britain. LPG, used by some 170,000 off-grid households, remains the most expensive fuel, costing a three bedroom home with a condensing boiler £1,923 per annum compared to oil...
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Tank Storage Association publishes 2022 Review of bulk liquid storage sector
...heating, another sector proving difficult to decarbonise, presents a unique set of challenges to bulk liquid storage. With fuel oil used to heat homes and businesses that are off-grid the...
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Scotland’s first vegetable oil heated home
...the Scottish and Westminster governments to back to scheme. CEO Ken Cronin said: “We are excited about the prospect of decarbonising the off-grid housing stock. HVO is a product and...
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Oil-fired heating – time to back the most cost-effective option
...the unique challenge of reducing heat emissions from off-grid properties presents, due to the diverse character, age, design, construction and sparse distribution of these homes. Analysis of oil–heated properties in England alone...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: why change for the sake of change is not the change we need
...is a throwaway line, but data, facts and evidence are important, and they are crucial in helping us help the government find the right solution to decarbonise the off-grid communities...
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Will YOUR customers “buy oil early” for winter?
...compared to how much it cost the 1.5 million off-grid energy users to heat their homes using oil last year, it’s now a lot cheaper – which is obviously great...
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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
...card at point of order.” Addressing industry challenges and maximising our strengths Like other distributors, in the run up to the publication of its off-grid energy report, David attended meetings...
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Calls for clarity on recent Budget announcements
...infrastructure projects were announced in the budget.’ Impacting on construction and off-grid households “The increased costs faced by the construction industry are likely to slow down any improvements made across...
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Low carbon liquid fuel – centre stage at this month’s OFTEC conference
...place at OFTEC’s annual conference when industry leaders unite to discuss the progress made and the next steps towards securing a sustainable future for the off-grid sector. OFTEC 2019 CONFERENCE...
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HVO – The issue of sustainability
...UCO feedstock for at least 10% of our total HVO requirements for off-grid heating. Proof of sustainability Simon Lawford, technical sales manager for Crown Oil, considered the issue of genuine...
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Getting warmer in the community
...the government’s ECO (Energy Company Obligation) initiative. CBL has direct access to a fund to facilitate the installation of energy efficiency measures into off-grid homes – including free boiler replacements...
Opinion
Don’t let Covid derail decarbonisation
...future needs to be driven by affordable and cost-effective solutions and not unrealistic spending expectations. “OFTEC wants to play our part in the off-grid sector which is why we are...
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127% more expensive than heating oil
...solutions to start reducing carbon emissions from heating now.” OFTEC’s proposals for the future of off-grid heating are outlined in its vision document officially launched to government earlier this year....