Analysis
Climate Challenge: Drawing the line in the sand
...solutions such as HVO, and the barriers to scaling them. Building a broader community coalition to amplify shared challenges. Making use of Fuel Oil News as a “voice of the...
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Opinion
Ken’s Corner – What does ‘be part of the solution’ mean?
...referring to coal, highlighting how we’ve lost sight of the fundamental understanding of how energy is delivered, with many consumers interacting with energy only through direct debits and emails. I...
News
Gas network in Northern Ireland extended by 2015
...has been completed. Currently, around 120,000 homes and 8,000 businesses are on the gas network, and an increase would lessen the dependence on oil and coal. “Safe to say it...
News
Fuel poverty – a serious national problem
...a serious national problem and the coalition is absolutely committed to tackling it.” Fuel poverty statistics for 2010 published by The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) show that...
Insight
BP Energy Outlook 2022 Edition – the outlook to 2050
...their reliance on coal. Growth in liquefied natural gas plays a central role in increasing emerging markets’ access to natural gas. Wind and solar power will expand rapidly, accounting for...
News
Record profits as new MD takes over reins at The Bayford Group
...in the Hertfordshire village of Bayford, started a coal merchants’ business in Leeds. “The company boasts a rich history and powerful track record which speaks volumes, I’m looking forward to...
News
Essar welcomes six new sites
Essar currently has 29 sites operating under the Essar brand including Ablewell in Walsall. The company first entered the UK retail market in November 2015 with a site at Coalville,...
Opinion
Non-energy use of oil products a huge challenge to international trade
...likely to be the first year ever in which more electricity is generated from renewables than coal. “The switch to both electricity and renewables helps support a more resilient energy...
News
CCS procurement opportunity – bids close 8th May
...fuel types such as liquefied gas, wood products and coal and also has lots for lubricants and greases and additional associated products and services. Details of this procurement can be...
News
The next generation of fuel distributors
...family supplying coal and wood to the local community. Then my dad came on board and set up selling petrol for Regent from fuel pumps at the front of the...
News
Definitely above Par
...nothing and can reap great rewards.” Par’s family heritage dates back over a century ago when Simon’s great grandfather sold coal from the back of a horse and cart. www.par-petroleum.co.uk...
Interview
Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti
...would be around seven terawatt hours of electricity. To put this into perspective, this would replace all the UK’s remaining coal-fired and oil-fired stations power stations. To meet the UK’s...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...coal and natural gas. Most of Europe is dependent on Russia for its gas and after seeing the tsunami’s effects on Japan’s nuclear plants, a wet blanket has been thrown...
News
Oil theft on the rise
...a rapid drop in the oil level. Sergeant Mark Watson, a neighbourhood team leader based at Coalville Local Policing Unit said: “We have noticed an increase in theft from domestic...
Opinion
Consequences of IMO 2020
...of coal bunkers, and the beginning of a transition to decarbonisation that will alter the marine fuels market, as we currently know it, beyond recognition. In conjunction with the logistical...
News
Alarm bells raised by ‘beast from the east’
...said Paul Rose, OFTEC chief executive. “The recent cold spell put severe strain on natural gas supplies and both oil and coal were required to help produce power at the...
Interview
Green Fuels: fighting climate change with sewage sludge
...lot of heavy industry and coal-fired power stations in India, but you are seeing the shift to renewables and it’s happening at a scale that is much faster-paced than here....
Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
...Airport within an hour. Back at Doherty’s; alongside its traditional fuel distribution service, the company is also planning to expand its coal and firewood business, which, says Patrick Doherty, proved...