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Fuel efficiency for HGVs
The Task Force on fuel efficient, low emission HGV technologies has recommended a range of solutions to tackle efficiency improvements. Ricardo-AEA was commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership to...
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Interview
UM Group: Goals, ambitions and plans for the energy transition
...on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. We have some ambitious targets, and we are close to finalising a strategy to reduce our scope 1 emissions by 50% by 2030, which...
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BSI publishes revised fuel oils standard to avoid safety and performance issues
...displace fossil fuels in the fixed combustion market without creating additional direct or indirect negative impacts on the environment via land use change, ecology and greenhouse gas emissions. Whilst this...
Insight
Liquid fuel industry and heat pump lobbyists in agreement over ‘unfair’ new oil boiler ban
...and it results in immediate reductions in carbon emissions. Our industry, members and customers are urging the Government to support George Eustice’s amendment to the Energy Bill, which will bring...
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Major investment from travel company supports delivery of SAF vision
...and novel system aims to deliver high quality sustainable aviation fuel at price parity to fossil-based aviation fuel and greater emissions reduction with the unique incorporation of Solid Oxide Fuel...
Insight
Welsh strategy supports 2050 net zero heat targets
...top of this, emissions from industry account for a greater percentage of Welsh emissions than the UK average. The Strategy aims to provide a clear framework to support net zero...
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Campaign-leading distributor first to lift US imported HVO following tariff removal
...HVO can be used as a direct replacement for heating oil, reducing carbon emissions by up to 88%. The heating boiler conversion process takes about an hour and costs less...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?
...survey by The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH) revealed a widespread reluctance among the Irish public to install a heat pump in their homes – putting the Government’s decarbonisation...
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The UK’s downstream oil industry brings major economic benefits
...UKPIA director-general. As society looks for ways to develop low carbon solutions to reduce global emissions, we believe that the downstream oil sector can continue to deliver significant reductions in...
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Grob Group switches to HVO in HVAC company first
...by HVO. According to Certas Energy, the company’s official fuel supplier, this decision will have saved Gros Group around 78 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2024. Grob Group company LeFactory...
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Formula Student to use all sustainable fuels in 2024
...targets, this allows us to contribute toward the goal of reduced carbon emissions and that sustainable fuels and motorsport can go hand in hand.” The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is...
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The role of the bulk liquid storage sector in the energy transition
...the broad mix of energy solutions that will be necessary to meet the UK’s emissions reduction targets’ Recently published – Enabling the energy transition: the role of the bulk liquid...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...significantly reducing its Scope 2 emissions. “Its UK Tanker division has adopted a combination of fleet investment and improvement in driving style and reduced fleet CO2 emissions by 13,900 Mt...
Opinion
Does the decarbonisation delay mean putting the brakes on cleaner transport?
...experts, if we want to progress with our net zero goals, this is the time for the Government to start focussing on how to drive down emissions from the existing...
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JCB truck engine breakthrough proves wider appeal for hydrogen combustion technology
...a much quicker way to reach global carbon dioxide emissions targets. Lord Bamford with the JCB hydrogen engine JCB was the developer of the world’s first working hydrogen-powered construction and...
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New Volvo trucks for Veterans into Logistics
...LNG-fuelled trucks, which reduce CO2 emissions in comparison with diesel. Carl White, Used Truck Director for Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland said: “We heard Veterans into Logistics was looking for...
Opinion
Time to ‘axe the tax’ on renewable liquid heating fuels
...not a case of one size fits all. “Renewable liquid fuels offer an affordable and practical solution for the UK’s 1.7 million oil heated homes to drastically cut their emissions....
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Managing every last drop of fuel
...braking and turning, CO2 and NoX emissions – as environmental legislation steps up a gear, NoX emissions from transport are becoming the focus of attention. “We don’t want to bombard...