News
UK refining – hunting for answers
...with complex sustainability issues in some cases. Second generation biofuels from biomass or advanced biofuels from algae for example, may have potential in the future. “We see a more diverse...
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Analysis
Industry reinforces commitment to genuine sustainability as BBC discusses HVO feedstock concerns
...HVO in the UK is produced from voluntary scheme-certified biomass waste and residues, the vast majority of which is used cooking oil.” The RFAS serves as the gold standard for...
News
The future pathway for liquid fuel heating
...B30K, talked through the customer journey when opting for renewable heating solutions such as heat pumps and biomass, highlighting the potential barriers to take up in a retrofit situation whilst...
Analysis
A year in the wholesale markets
...the import and wholesale of petroleum products and the company is active in service stations, marine bunkering services, retail heating oil, lubricants, biofuels and biomass. www.mbholding.com Continued growth at Prax Prax...
News
Renovare fuelling the biofuel debate
...only three grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of biomass; only three per cent of that produced by fossil fuels. “There is a ceiling to the impact that standard...
News
Calls for clarity on recent Budget announcements
...both 2022/23 and 2023/24, to help homeowners install heat pumps and biomass technologies, along with the extension of the domestic RHI to 2021/22, will only really benefit those already living...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?
...stations by 2025. Therefore, the transition away from coal was well signalled and, in the main, well prepared for, with interconnectors, wind, solar and biomass more than making up for...
News
Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...the system fit for the next 25 years of its life.” With energy costs to run the sites a big consideration, a biomass boiler, rather than an oil one, is...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes plans for Low Carbon Fuels Strategy
...while competition for limited sustainable feedstocks means there may need to be prioritisation of waste and biomass use. We trust that the Strategy which follows this Call for Ideas will...
News
Backing a certainty
...supplies homes with LPG. In addition, alternative sources of energy such as solar and biomass are being seriously considered. Is there anything about the industry that you would change? “Yes,...
Analysis
Lowest fossil fuel generation on record in Europe
...IT-related issues have caused massive price differences in Germany, Austria and the Balkan region.” Renewables (biomass, hydro, wind, solar and waste) accounted for a record 55.7% of overall European power...
Interview
The downstream customer
...boiler and tank, opting for a 43KW biomass wood pellet boiler and a solar thermal panel to supplement the heated water tank. “After 14 years, the boiler broke down and...
News
Green fuel from waste producer wins £4m funding to capture CO2
Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS), a Deeside-based green fuel producer, has developed an advanced gasification process that generates hydrogen gas from waste products, including biomass like waste wood and other selected...
News
Alarm bells raised by ‘beast from the east’
...and we advocate an approach which would see a combination of low carbon liquid fuels, gas, biomass and electricity, depending on which best suits the needs of the homeowner.” www.oftec.org...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...residues, feedstocks are now not limited to vegetable oils and renewable diesel sold by Phillips 66 Limited and JET™ Renewable Diesel is derived from biomass sources such as used cooking...
News
35 suppliers chosen to provide fuel for public sector organisations
...procure heating oil and fuel for motor vehicles as well as marine and aviation fuel, liquid petroleum gas, solid fuel, biomass and lubricants and greases. It is expected to save...
News
Can oil hold its market share?
...pumps and biomass, we’ll consider the threats and meet them,” said OFTEC chairman Barry Gregory. “With over 60,000 oil boilers sold annually in the UK to more than one million...
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...