News
Buses go greener with 30% biodiesel
...by recycling used cooking oil. Previously the Stagecoach vehicles used a mix of 5% biofuel and 95% diesel. Increasing the percentage of biofuel results in a cut in the vehicles’...
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DPD Ireland switches to 100% HVO to decarbonise HGV fleet
...trial of the biofuel which ran from June to September 2022 and is in line with the commitment made by DPD UK. Meeting customer expectations Powering all domestic linehaul routes...
Review
In review: The Tank Storage Association Conference and Exhibition
...top keynote speakers from industry, government and regulators covering topics ranging from global trends and security of supply to biofuels, the energy transition, climate change adaptation and safety. Martyn Lyons,...
Knowledge
Optimising fuel efficiency and sustainability: The evolving role of additives in the energy transition
...biofuels, synthetic alternatives, and e-fuels, are being introduced to the market. While these fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they also present new challenges in terms of fuel stability,...
Opinion
UKIFDA submits view on ending sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles by 2035
...would be to design the regulatory framework such that technologies such as synthetic fuel, biofuel blends and hydrogen for internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) are promoted on an equal footing...
Insight
BP OUTLOOK 2023: the outlook for global energy to 2050
...financing and building of new capacity. The use of modern biofuels – modern solid biomass, biofuels and biomethane – will grow rapidly, helping to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors and processes. Low...
News
Greenergy acquires Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing facility
...third biodiesel plant will allow Greenergy to meet growing demand for waste-based biofuel in the UK and Europe. The Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing facility was built in 2010 to process vegetable...
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Future energy – a vital topic
...created BP Alternative Energy to focus on solar, wind, biofuels and carbon sequestration and storage. Asked why she had created a renewable business within an oil company, she pointed out...
Insight
Government Spending Review 2025: A promise to deliver the Warm Homes Plan ‘in full’
...may not be a practical or cost-effective solution. In these cases, the Warm Homes Plan acknowledges that alternatives such as solid biomass boilers, high-temperature heat pumps, and potentially liquid biofuels...
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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA
...to ready our part of the supply chain for increasing percentages of biofuels in the 2020s. Collaborations A collaboration at the start of 2020 between trade associations OFTEC, the Tank...
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Renewable liquid fuel availability report supports home heating oil market use
...with biofuels consumption in Europe and America shows there is more than enough availability to meet consumption requirements with the extrapolated figures suggesting UK heating oil replacement requirement would be...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Strong and Stable
...site and our industries. We have strongly advocated for the inclusion of a biofuel plant in these plans and for every market that could utilise biofuels to be supported by...
Interview
Intern to analyst: integrating the next generation
...critical exposure externally, I think it is important to recognise the progress that is already being made towards long-term evolution, with growing usage of biofuel alternatives and increasing investment in...
News
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...
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CLH to become leading bulk liquid logistics company in Europe
...and consolidate its presence in the European market”. CLH’s chief executive officer, Jorge Lanza, added; “This transaction will expand CLH’s knowledge on chemical products and biofuel storage by gaining the...
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Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...for light aircraft and military requirements – requiring much additional documentation and HMRC administration. The capability to store hydrocarbon oil and biofuel products under excise duty suspension arrangements is a...
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UK’s first sustainable petrol goes on sale to the public
...into the hands of consumers so they can see how easy and effective the switch could be.” A more sustainable future The pioneering products use advanced second-generation biofuel manufactured from...
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New Zemo scheme empowers fleet operators to evidence customer emissions savings
...companies involved in the scheme development, commented: “We’re pleased to have played a part in shaping this scheme. Howard Tenens has been sourcing RFAS-approved biofuels for many years, and we...