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Backing a certainty

Paul Vian – ambitious plans for Certas Energy In November 1999, I interviewed my very first fuel distributor at Carlton Fuels which had just been listed among the north-west’s top...

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Buses go greener with 30% biodiesel

...we’ve seen increasing interest in higher percentage blends for economic and environmental reasons. Now B30 is rolling out widely across Scotland and England, and it will fuel the daily journeys...
Ken Cronin

Insight

Ken Cronin on DESNZ: Looking beyond the name

...research has shown that our customers believe we are more responsive than gas and electricity companies. And our Future Fuels strategy is endeavouring to provide a quick and easy solution...
A HVO-powered refuse collection vehicle with Councillor Tony Gurney, Cabinet Member for Green Environment and Economy, and Phil Diffin, Assistant Manager for Waste Resources at North Ayrshire Council, Scotland.

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Another fleet HVO switch delivers significant carbon savings

...aligning its priorities with the Government’s sustainability ambitions. HVO uptake increasing Councillor Tony Gurney, Cabinet Member for Green Environment and Economy, said: “As a local authority, we are continually striving...

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BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil

...oil giant told staff at the start of this week that the company is responding to the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief executive Bernard Looney laid the blame...

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Goff works on new depot

Goff Petroleum has chosen Alpeco to manufacture and install a 4-arm bottom loading skid at its newly acquired oil depot in Tenterden, Kent. Ray Fowler, operations manager at Goff Petroleum,...

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Thin cover for winter?

European diesel and heating oil prices will be supported by a heavy autumn refinery maintenance schedule that is already prompting some interest to store product. But storage economics are looking...

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Milford Haven – frustration and regret

... MEP Jill Evans has also written to Welsh secretary Stephen Crabb to ask him to apply for funds. Changes to the global refining industry are impacting on the local economy...

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Urban charges and lorry bans – planning ahead

...ahead, so the procurement of future fleets can be planned.” Headline sponsor, Iveco, will give a vehicle manufacturer’s perspective on the subject.  Iveco’s alternative fuel director, Martin Flach, will provide...

Interview

Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution

...of these 5,750 are new oil condensing boilers. In a difficult economic period, this has been welcome news for those installing oil. Meeting increased energy obligations and driver requirements There’s...

Opinion

Don’t let Covid derail decarbonisation

Responding to the 2021 Budget, OFTEC chief executive Paul Rose said: “The Chancellor didn’t hold back in outlining the financial toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the UK economy,...