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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...
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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...
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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...
News
Further expansion at Inver Energy
...independent supplier of industrial fuel and steam coal to large end-users in Ireland, where a large presence is still maintained in these markets. Inver Energy owns a 50% share in...
Interview
A better strategy for Irish distributors
...in terms of heating oil – this has been on the horizon for several years. Reduced demand because of coal, turf and wood burners plus, of course, gas is all...
Interview
Oil v gas
...is due to start in 2015, north and north west towns under consideration include Dungannon, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Coalisland, Omagh, Enniskillen/Derrylin and Strabane. Hillsborough, Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Saintfield and Crossgar are being...
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Future energy – a vital topic
...for conventional fuel and renewables; the country is already very active in wind, solar PV and in cleaning up its coal generation. As China has little proven reserves of oil,...
Insight
TotalEnergies: Energy Outlook 2021
...‘bridge’ or transition fuel source, particularly in power generation and industry (supplanting coal). Increased recycling of plastics, with a ban on single use plastics from 2040, both by countries committed...
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Seeing it through at CDS
...a great product with the scope to embrace everything today’s distributor – from the largest operator to the two-man business where dad still does the coal deliveries – needs. There’s...
Opinion
Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word
...and the cars manufactured, often using coal-fired power. The car arrives on the boat and when drive in Europe, the resultant CO2 is very low and, in regulatory terms, that’s...
Insight
Energy transition: Could a multidisciplinary approach be the key?
...coalitions and alliances to access the skills necessary to develop an Energy Management strategy capable of reducing yoy emissions. Such skills are likely to include subsea engineering, well engineering, logistics,...