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New TSA Charter to cover energy transition

...carbon footprint Support existing initiatives, including increases to the RTFO Promote use of alternative fuels, including biofuels, SAFs and renewable marine fuels Protect people and environment as processes and inventories...

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Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence

...oil – to increasingly look to independents as an alternative source of supply. Mabanaft, which serves customers across the UK, has storage facilities at locations from the east coast of...

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Urban charges and lorry bans – planning ahead

...ahead, so the procurement of future fleets can be planned.” Headline sponsor, Iveco, will give a vehicle manufacturer’s perspective on the subject.  Iveco’s alternative fuel director, Martin Flach, will provide...

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Sheffield steelmakers set to switch to cleaner fuel

...and a greater role for district energy schemes in urban areas: “The first stages of our trial show the technology works and can support the industry’s needs for alternative fuels...

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A future framework for heat in buildings: call for evidence

...or working with fossil fuels and those using or working with low carbon alternatives. www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-future-framework-for-heat-in-buildings-call-for-evidence The closing date is 11.45pm on Monday 11th June. The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS)...
Pat Murnane Tria Energy

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In profile with Pat Murnane of Tria Energy

...to government what would be the first law you’d press for? No tax on renewable fuels. It’s time to back viable alternatives! If your 20-year-old self saw you now what...

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HVO: An industry update

...there is demand for HVO in the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to existing heating fuels. TRA chief executive...

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Fuelling regional growth in the Northern Powerhouse  

...air quality in the North. “We are extremely proud to be an official partner of the Northern Powerhouse, demonstrating our commitment to providing innovative alternatives to traditional fuel supply and...

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UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels

The trade association, UKIFDA, whose members supply not only heating oil for homes and businesses but also fuel for agriculture, construction, road transport, marine fuels and importantly fuel for back-up...

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A compelling case for oil-fired heating

...achieved by adopting a two-stage approach, looking at a boiler replacement programme in the short term and developing a very low/zero carbon liquid fuel alternative to kerosene as a realistic...
Hydrogen cars

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Hydrogen cars: are we there yet?

...of hydrogen-powered vehicles The hydrogen propulsion method is nothing new. It first gained traction in the early 2000s but has been supplanted in recent years by other alternatives, such as...