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Logistics UK conference returns

...compliance issues. Topics to be covered by the event’s knowledgeable speakers will include logistics in urban centres, low emission vehicles, working safely with alternative fuels, a compliance update and much...
Controversial oil terminal redevelopment plans approved

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Controversial oil terminal redevelopment plans approved

...highlighted Northern Ireland’s need for a reliable source of fuels given its dependence on the import of fuels such as gas and oil. One of Ireland’s largest energy companies, Cookstown-based...

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DCC acquisition provisionally cleared

DCC Energy UK’s acquisition of several heating and transport fuel distribution businesses, including Butler Fuels, has been provisionally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC). The case was referred by the...

Interview

A career dedicated to fuel

...Total Butler. After this stint, I got asked to come over to World Fuels as the MD for the UK Land Business. “All I’ve known is the oil industry. Cut...

Opinion

Call for certainty on renewable liquid fuel

...OFTEC, have welcomed the publication of the Biomass Policy Statement (BPS) which reaffirms the role of renewable liquid fuels in decarbonising the off-grid sector but call for greater certainty in...

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A low carbon economy by 2050?

...impact of the Arab Spring on wholesale gas prices, pushed up UK household bills by 20%. “The more we can shift to alternative fuels, and use energy efficiently, the more...

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Raw deal for rural renewables

With the RHI and Green Deal set to encourage a push towards alternative technologies, OFTEC has taken a look at the true costs of going green for rural homeowners. Using...
Claudia Weeks talks to Simon van Lonkhuyzen, Managing Director at TEC.

Interview

TEC: driving forward through innovation

...traditional fossil fuels. Stakeholders need to position their businesses to ensure they are part of the new energy ecosystem. “Stringent environmental regulations and policies are emerging globally to reduce carbon...
Richard Halsey, innovation director at Energy Systems Catapult shares his thoughts on the challenges of moving towards a hydrogen economy.

Opinion

Towards a hydrogen economy: innovating for change

...and why operators may move to alternative fuel sources, such as hydrogen, across their vehicle fleets. The coming years require transport authorities to assess how they can use policy decisions...

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Oil boilers – no to scrappage scheme

...fossil fuels, will continue to play a role in the UK’s energy mix in the short term, but if we are to achieve a reduction of this level then it...
3ti

Interview

Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti

...bonded together to offer a natural alternative to steel or concrete. Three times stronger and a third lighter, it uses a tenth of the energy it would take to produce...
Alastair Sanderson (left) with CEO Tim Doggett (right).

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New COO for leading chemical trade association

...with a specific focus on captured CO2 and its utilisation, along with exploring biogenic alternatives. The image, provided by the CBA, shows Alastair Sanderson (left) with CEO Tim Doggett (right)....

Analysis

World Fuel Services – spreading the word

...marine fuels and heavy products. World Fuel secured storage at Newcastle in December 2009 and at NuStar’s Grays terminal in April 2010.  “We now import fuels in cargo lots,” Roberts...

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Biodiesel plant opens on Merseyside

...the economy. “Biodiesel produced from used cooking oil can be one of the most sustainable biofuels” “Sustainable biofuels have an important role to play in our efforts to tackle climate...

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The ‘Oil is cheaper’ campaign

...message to consumers reminding them that ‘oil is cheaper’ than all the alternatives in Northern Ireland. The advertisement, which appeared within the home heat supplement in the Belfast Telegraph on...

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Dunraven Systems gets OilFiredUp

...format, it offers a platform to compete with other energy alternatives and the chance to fight to keep oil as a key energy source in the off grid sector for...