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2030 – a vision for heating systems

...home heating with either a focus on biofuels, renewable technologies, such as heat pumps or where appropriate, hybrid heating systems. Grant recognises that off-gas homes and businesses will face significant...
The Downstream Oil Industry Distributor Forum elaborates on changes made to ensure the PDP Scheme meets the specific needs of the home heat sector.

Insight

PDP Scheme acts on home heat sector concerns

...energy sources and fuels, petroleum-based fuels are not going to disappear overnight. The consensus is that the PDP Scheme still has an important role to play for many years to...

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Statistics demonstrate downstream oil’s vital role

...dropped with diesel vehicles experiencing a sharp fall, however, there is growth in sales of petrol and alternative fuelled vehicles. Launching the 2019 Statistical Review, UKPIA’s director-general, Stephen Marcos Jones,...
A day in the life - Hollie Mills

Interview

A Day in the Life…Hollie Mills

...with Hollie Mills, Future Fuels Manager at New Era Fuels, to discover how she spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 6:30am – with a 10-minute snooze if...
Gleaner Fuels interview

Interview

A heritage to be proud of: 70 years of Gleaner

...your most memorable day at work? “Finishing the upgrade of our ship-fed Isaly depot which is now able to offer green alternatives to the historic hydrocarbons we supplied. It was...

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Mobile fuelling moves to Manchester

...well-established and fully utilised fleet in Manchester very soon. We will be supporting our growing customer base in their energy transition by providing cleaner energy and alternative fuels via Shell...
A look back over the highlights and challenges that 2022 brought to the tanker market and some thoughts on what lies ahead for those in tanker manufacturing.

Analysis

In review: the 2022 tanker market

...a viable alternative to a new tanker, with sometimes, a reduced lead time and more importantly, reduced cost. We also still offer our very popular tanker remounting service, which provides...

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Fuel efficiency for HGVs

...conduct a high-profile study to identify the opportunities to overcome barriers to the uptake of low emission technologies and fuels for HGVs. The project was completed to a very tight...

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Changes to oil regulations in Scotland

...where there is an onward distribution of oil Premises security is now an alternative to enclosing the delivery pipe in a secure cabinet or having a lockable valve SEPA is...

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Introducing E10 – ‘a welcome development’  

...does not create unintended consequences for retailers and consumers’ “Low-carbon liquid fuels, including E10 and advanced biofuels, are critical in our efforts to reduce carbon emissions from road transport in a way...