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Building a retail network at Essar
With ‘a strong vision and the required resources to deliver a well-planned entry into the market,’ Essar’s first branded site at Coalville in Leicestershire will be quickly followed by more...
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Adler & Allan – Getting down to business
...to diversification and keeping one step ahead of the market, Adler & Allan (A&A) is a shining example. Starting out as a London-based coal and coke merchant in 1926, A&A...
Opinion
Wales earmarked to be a global innovation leader in the adoption of hydrogen as aviation fuel
...hydrogen is produced using conventional fossil fuels coal, oil and gas, but with the added carbon reduction benefits of capturing and storing CO2 emissions through the carbon capture and storage...
Insight
E-fuels – the challenges and opportunities in e-fuels
...highlighting just how fragmented the market is. Drax (2,580 MW) and Ferrybridge (2,098 MW) in the UK are the two largest, having converted from coal plant to biomass. Both are...
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Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...since shipping moved from coal to oil. Government sponsored Navy oiling stations around the world provided physical impetus for the change from coal to oil burning ships of the line...
Analysis
Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel ones as transition drives growth
...future skills Energy sector employment in 2019 is divided approximately into thirds among fuel supply (coal, oil, gas and bioenergy), the power sector (generation, transmission and distribution), and energy end...
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A legacy of diversity
...in 1966, Judith’s grandfather, Percy Stoddard, had been working with coal for forty years. In 1926 he acquired his first motorised vehicle, replacing a horse and cart for deliveries, and...
Opinion
The route to off-grid heating beyond kerosene
...homeowners, the Future Ready Fuels coalition has been pressing for a technology inclusive approach in new heating policies. Through participation in the Government’s ‘Off-Grid Consultation’ the coalition has argued that...
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A feeling of insecurity?
...oil, gas and coal exporter to Europe. In the oil industry, EU-Russia cooperation has been growing over recent years with European companies active in Russian exploration and production, while Russian...
Knowledge
The future of fleets: A focus on LNG
...gas that has been reduced to a liquid state through a process of cooling, and is the cleanest burning fossil fuel, producing 40% less carbon dioxide than coal and 30%...
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...Aden was a key coaling (refuelling) station for ships voyaging between Europe and India, via the Suez Canal (built in 1869). Fuel oil took over from coal as the “bunker”...
Opinion
Like-for-like comparisons key to investment in future marine fuels
SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG fuel pathway for shipping decarbonisation, has released a framework for comparing the emissions and cost implications of...
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New vehicles at DJ Davies Fuels
...only supplies domestic heating oil, industrial, commercial and agricultural fuel oils, but also premium solid fuels, including smokeless coal, multi-fuel briquettes and firewood logs. The Canter is now undertaking local...
Insight
Liquid fuel industry and heat pump lobbyists in agreement over ‘unfair’ new oil boiler ban
...with the vast majority in rural areas relying on oil, coal and LPG for home energy. Tory MPs have raised concerns that the ban, which was proposed as part of...
Insight
Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation
...The country relies almost equally on fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels for its sources of energy, as follows: Coal 3% Gas 17% Oil 32% Biofuels and waste 7% Electricity 41%...
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A third retail site for Essar
...at Middleton in Lancashire. The first Essar branded site to open was Coalville in Leicestershire followed by Walkden in Manchester in December 2015. Essar has extensive experience in the Indian...
Knowledge
Safeguard the future with effective succession planning
...industry may be daunting, such as: adopting new fuel types e.g., HVO and other future fuels new legislative regimes e.g., red diesel, coal usage adopting new technology e.g., adapting software...
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Raising awareness – carbon monoxide and fossil fuels
...and just 40% for coal. “It’s very important that householders understand the importance of checking their home heating systems annually,” said OFTEC Ireland manager David Blevings. “An oil boiler should...