Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...supplied to vessels which remain within UK coastal waters). As a rough and ready rule of thumb, vessels up to about 6,000 DWT use marine diesel/gas oil for propulsion, while...
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Thames Oilport – additional diesel tankage
...competitive new refineries Thames Oilport is to expand the amount of tankage to be used for diesel storage, bringing into use a further 56,000 cbm of tankage from Q1 2017....
News
Certas Energy powers Silverstone’s race to net zero
...ongoing commitment to the environment.” HVO is a lower carbon alternative diesel which offers immediate greenhouse gas emissions savings of up to 90% compared to diesel across the product life...
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ReFuels announces new HGV biomethane refuelling station
...HGVs beginning or ending at a shipping dock, the new station will play a fundamental role in enabling major fleets to cut emissions by over 90% when compared to diesel. ...
Insight
Refining operations
...2009 a substantial capital project was completed with the commissioning of a new distillate hydro treater and hydrogen production unit to increase the plant’s capability to produce sulphur free diesel....
Market Report
Concerts and carbon – what price entertainment?
...set from city to city, consuming around 500,000 litres of diesel per month. But the real constant of globe-spanning musical tours is endless air travel, and Taylor Swift is America’s...
News
A UK transport first as Tevva launches hydrogen electric HGV
...twenty countries for many years and has a higher energy density than lithium-ion batteries or even diesel. Because of these properties, it is particularly attractive for use in larger, commercial...
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Perth & Kinross Council powers fleet transition with HVO, targeting 500-tonne CO₂ reduction
...net zero by expanding the conversion of its refuse collection vehicles to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable diesel alternative that slashes carbon emissions by up to 90%. Following a...
News
Decarbonise fleets with help of Supply Chain Consultancy service
...decarbonisation agenda: sales of new diesel HGVs will be banned by 2040, 2035 for those 26 tonnes and under, and petrol and diesel vans by 2030. “However, there is a real...
Case Study
Creating long-term partnerships: a case study with Alpeco and Rawlings Fuels
...both grade and volume in each compartment so, for example, when diesel is selected, the set-up menu only provide options to open compartments containing diesel. Its full colour screen, with...
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Certas Energy – a ground breaking event and a new diesel report
...refuel simultaneously. www.certasenergy.co.uk www.peelports.com Why diesel needn’t be so dirty A new report challenges current perceptions on the use of diesel generators in STOR and related capacity market schemes. Aimed...
News
UKIFDA Show 2025 Awards – Winners revealed!
...14 planned. 238 of its fleet now uses HVO renewable diesel, delivering a reduction in emissions of 35.8% compared to standard diesel fuel. Shortlisted companies: ElimiNOX and New Era Energy...
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Gritting in rural areas – your views sought
Your opinions on changes to the law which would allow tractors to use red diesel for gritting roads are wanted by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Currently, only purpose built...
News
Fuelling the royal wedding coverage
...strong-smelling fumes for the thousands of spectators lining the streets in Windsor. “Diesel powered generators can often be noisy and pump out strong-smelling fumes so when Certas Energy first told...
Insight
Reducing fleet costs: how technology is reducing costs
...answers the question: who really needs a delivery right now? Intelligent tank data analysis shows that, on average, only 42.3% of a diesel tank’s capacity is used, which means 57.7%...
News
ReFuels expands UK biomethane network with opening of 12th refuelling station
...for the UK Government’s goal of achieving net zero by 2050. Bio-CNG is considered the lowest carbon and most cost-effective alternative HGV fuel to diesel, reducing emissions whilst also providing...
News
Hunt begins for new diesel fuel marker
An international search for a new fuel marker to help in the fight against diesel fraud has been announced by revenue authorities in the UK and Ireland. Millions of pounds...
Opinion
Industry welcomes fuel duty freeze in Government’s first Budget
...a trick on fuel duty today. While companies running HGV fleets can’t easily switch to electric to avoid the cost and emissions of diesel, they can use HVO, a drop-in alternative to diesel...