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Industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget
...of the UK’s challenge to reach net zero, particularly in heating. We also welcome the inclusion of biokerosene within the range of low carbon heating options endorsed for off-gas grid...
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Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
...in heating costs of 14% and 16.5% respectively. the price of oil has decreased by 2.18%. Directly comparing the price of heating a three bedroom home in January 2011 to...
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Wanted – a total rethink on the UK’s low carbon heat strategy
...position to make the large leap towards wholly renewable heating,” said OFTEC director general Jeremy Hawksley. Working towards a low carbon future for heating Committed to working towards a low...
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WANTED – positive change in home heating and energy policies
...policies relating to the off grid energy sector and in particular the oil heating industry.” “There are currently one million homes in rural England, Scotland and Wales, and almost half...
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Sector legislation: Government strategy, incentives and progress for heat pumps
...can ensure consumer protections with respect to critical heating and hot water services. MCS, the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, is currently consulting on very significant changes that will place system quality...
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Clean Heat Grant proposed to accelerate low carbon heating
...that currently, heating our homes, businesses and industry is responsible for a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions meaning that the decarbonisation of heat is one of the biggest...
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Northern Ireland – an overdependence on oil?
When kerosene is being distributed by taxi rather than tanker, it’s time to take action. Air your views on the heating oil market, among other hot topics, at the Distributor...
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The climate emergency: a game of two halves
...regulating companies is set within the context of our five-year strategy, ‘EA2025’. This plan embeds sustainable development goals in all we do: namely, enhancing the quality of air, land, and...
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HART Plumbing acquisition sees Rix extend renewable offering
...is headquartered in Two Humber Quays on the city’s waterfront, has acquired Driffield company HART Plumbing & Heating, which will become Rix Plumbing Services as part of the deal. The...
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Cheaper heating bills for oil households
...the other main heating fuels used by off gas grid homes – show an increase in heating costs of 23.9% and 2.2% respectively with LPG, used by some 170,000 off...
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Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI
...plans to carry out a review of the tariffs under this scheme to drive forward further uptake. Read The Future of Heating: Meeting the Challenge at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-future-of-heating-meeting-the-challenge What are the...
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“Let’s shift our focus to our customers” – industry reactions to the new government
...our customers. One such significant issue is the transition towards renewable liquid heating fuels. “During the last parliamentary term, we successfully persuaded all political parties that a Renewable Liquid Heating...
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FPS gets ready for winter
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter and order heating oil while...
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What future for heating oil?
...for domestic heating, representing 6% of the total heating fuel market. LPG use as domestic fuel accounted for a further circa 200,000 households. In comparison, natural gas is used by...
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Last chance for fuel distributors to engage as rural heat consultation responses hit 12,000
Fuel distributors, technicians and households have just a few days left to respond to a government consultation on the future of home heating as a record breaking milestone is achieved....
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The future pathway for liquid fuel heating
The key theme of OFTEC’s 2018 annual conference was liquid fuel heating’s future. OFTEC CEO Paul Rose updated members and guests on the key steps achieved since the trade association’s...
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Call for affordable low carbon heating solutions to overcome biggest barrier
Recent data has identified that cost is the biggest barrier to consumer uptake for low carbon heating systems leading to growing calls for more affordable solutions. The new data from...
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Ken’s Corner: The throwaway society?
At our recent EXPO, I presented a picture of what has happened since the last regulatory review of our industry in the UK by the Office of Fair Trading back...
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