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Immediate decarbonisation must be a priority for next PM
...UK issued its second heat health warning in weeks as Britain braces for a second heatwave, with temperatures expected to reach 35C in some areas. And it follows a warning...
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UKIFDA supportive of Scottish energy consultation proposals
UKIFDA has urged the Scottish Government to consider the 135,000 households in Scotland who use oil to heat their homes when setting the energy policy in its response to the...
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West Cork school makes history as Ireland’s first to be heated using HVO
The primary school is Ireland’s first to transition to the low carbon biofuel from kerosene to fuel its heating system. To celebrate this important step on their environmental journey, staff...
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Joint launch for ‘Get Winter Ready’ campaign
...to last year. “People who use oil to heat their homes would be forgiven for not thinking about heating their homes at the moment with many of us still experiencing...
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UKIFDA urges UK Government to reconsider red diesel entitlement deadline
...a time frame that meets net zero and maintains food production too. “With regard to non-commercial heating being excluded, red diesel has a very limited use for domestic heating and...
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ROI consults on renewable heat obligation
The ROI Government has agreed to the introduction of an obligation on the heat sector to include renewable heat by 2024. Several policy measures aimed at decarbonising the heat sector...
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“Do you expect domestic customers to desert oil in favour of renewables?”
...the outdoor air temperature falls near or below freezing. This is because moving heat from a very cold area to a hotter one takes more energy than moving heat between...
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Bioliquids excluded from Renewable Heat Incentive
...“In contrast, recent trials of heat pumps revealed the limitations of the technology in many homes, such as having to install oversized radiators to cope with the lower heat temperatures....
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Oil – the cheapest form of heating since July 2014
With the first month of Autumn underway, many customers will be thinking about turning on the heating for the first time in a few months. For those on heating oil,...
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Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...Abby continues. “The Flame 35 industrial heating oil, coupled with the cutting-edge tank infrastructure, positions us as a reliable partner for businesses seeking efficient heating solutions. “The new tank not...
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WANTED – positive change in home heating and energy policies
Mark Askew – hopeful of a change in policies relating to the off grid sector and in particular the oil heating industry The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is looking...
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Crude oil trend boosts heating oil prices
Rising from an average of 34.40ppl including VAT in September to 39.90ppl in October, UK heating oil prices have risen 16% – the steepest increase since the winter of 2010. ...
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RHI target – an unrealistic goal?
Jeremy Hawksley, director general, OFTEC Targets set out in the impact assessment produced by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) state that Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will support...
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Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...their potential to deliver carbon reductions over different timescales. The research also compares the decarbonisation potential of biofuels with other low carbon heating options in oil-heated homes. The modelling, which...
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Record profits for big energy companies increase calls for environmental legislation
...the environment first. We cannot simply sit around twiddling our thumbs while we wait for clean power sources to become viable. A drop in the ocean Endorsing comments made by...
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‘European clean energy emissions targets are reshaping the storage industry’
...Amit Rao, principal consultant at S&P Global, looked at how Europe specifically has put clean energy high on its agenda. “Tanks are the backbone of the energy supply chain in...
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Greenarc unveils new brand identity as it’s named one of Britain’s fastest-growing companies
...the second year in a row. Supporting the evolution Chris Bingham, chairman and CEO at Greenarc comments: “At Greenarc, our purpose is to ease the worlds journey to clean energy....
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Charging network offers forecourt owners support to transition to EV hubs
...make it easy for EV drivers to charge. Independent petrol station owners with sites that meet Fastned’s location criteria can access Fastned’s “A Clean Start” offer to help with the...