News
Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating
After almost a year of delays, the UK Government has published the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy outlining plans to decarbonise heat and buildings. With the sector contributing 21% of...
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Opinion
Northern Ireland Government warned over heating sector decarbonisation plans
...size fits all approach when the ‘Decarbonising Heat’ consultation arrives next year. The consultation will seek opinions on how people should heat their homes going forward. The Department of Enterprise...
Opinion
Home heating policies are impacting voting intentions in key rural constituencies
...heat pump can exceed £20,000. Government grants of £5,000 are available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to help with the cost of a heat pump but the current funding is...
Analysis
A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data
...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...
News
Heat in buildings – joint statement on the government’s future framework
...the 116,000 fuel poor households who use heating oil in England, if government focuses on heat pumps or electricity as the preferred solutions to meeting future heating needs. “Importantly, the...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...heating sectors – for example a massive heat pump trial is underway – so given the comparatively modest funding we will be looking for, there’s every reason to be hopeful....
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...alternatives to diesel for commercial heating applications, there are a number of cost-effective solutions on the market. Industrial heating oil/Therma35 and kerosene are drop in alternatives that do not require...
Opinion
Industry responds to government hydrogen plans
...ground source heat pump organisation, welcomes the growth of the green industry, but urges leaders to focus on existing technology, such as heat pumps that can decarbonise home heating at...
News
Heating oil’s future – making a difference
...have their say and ‘make a big difference to the future of heating oil’ “It’s vital that everyone who uses heating oil has a say on A Future Framework For...
Analysis
Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel ones as transition drives growth
...days of COVID-19 impacts. Of the 1.3 million new energy jobs, “virtually all” is in clean energy, the IEA estimates. The report says clean energy has now “surpassed the 50%...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), a well-known name in the fuel and convenience retail industry, has a clear strategy for the future. Lise-Lotte Nordholm, vice president and general manager of clean...
News
The future pathway for liquid fuel heating
...Richard Vianello,renewable heat incentive & heat in buildings deputy director at BEIS provided a summary of current government thinking on heat policy, including the recent ‘call for evidence’ on the...
Interview
Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland
...and fit a heat pump with a grant only delivering a third of this. There is also skill shortage in tradespeople making it impossible to retrofit the number of homes...
Analysis
Government urged to listen to constituent concerns over home heat decarbonisation choices
...million off gas grid UK households, many of them in rural communities, who rely on heating oil to heat their homes, are facing little choice in their route to decarbonising...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...low carbon heating technologies by providing an upfront capital grant towards the cost of an installation of an air source heat pump (ASHP), a ground source heat pump (GSHP) and,...
Insight
Industry impacts of the reset of government net zero policy
...targets. Home heating Mr Sunak announced a fairer and better approach to home heating and net zero that he believes will achieve a balance without imposing costs and keep the...
Interview
In conversation with George Eustice MP
...spokesman. For the Chapel, they want to be able to turn the heat on for certain events during the week, but they don’t want constant heat, so a heat pump...
News
Nicholl Fuel Oils achieves a fuel first
...us. We have been working behind the scenes for a very long time and we are very proud to say our Clean Air HVO renewable diesel and our Clean Air...