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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Opinion
Transition talk
...and bold deadlines to phase out fossil fuel within the upcoming decades, many companies and industries are adapting to the large-scale transition to clean energy. For traditional heavy industries such...
Opinion
Scottish Government rethink of Heat in Buildings Bill emphasises importance of just transition
...emissions while also tackling fuel poverty – a stance long advocated by many within our industry. The original legislation proposed strict timelines for replacing fossil-fuel boilers with heat pumps following...
News
Biofuels and efuels used to launch sustainable motorsports fuels range
...this field. Offering the potential for significant C02 emissions savings, when compared to traditional fossil fuels, the new products are set to make a considerable impact on the industry’s net...
News
A low carbon economy by 2050?
...the government. “Every step the UK takes towards building a low-carbon economy reduces our dependency on fossil fuels, and on volatile global energy prices,” added Davey. “Only last year, the...
Opinion
Does the decarbonisation delay mean putting the brakes on cleaner transport?
...demonising ICE engines rather than the fossil fuel we use to power them. The vehicles we own, or buy in the run up to 2035, will be on our roads...
Interview
Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti
...energy. This contrasts with finite fossil fuels, providing a sustainable energy source. Secondly, solar power is environmentally friendly, emitting no greenhouse gases or pollutants, aiding in climate change mitigation and...
Knowledge
Optimising fuel efficiency and sustainability: The evolving role of additives in the energy transition
...combustion properties, and material compatibility. Currently, UK and European regulations permit up to 10% sustainable liquid fuels to be blended with fossil fuels, with legislative frameworks anticipated to raise this...
Interview
In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd
...When my family sold Conquest Oil Company, HVO was in its infancy and most new houses were having heat pumps installed, so the future for fossil fuels looked bleak. With...
Opinion
LQM call for financial incentives to aid decarbonisation push
With almost the entire global fleet still running on fossil fuels tough calls need to be made. In LQM’s recent webinar – Analysing Future Fuels: The Road to Decarbonisation –...
News
A future framework for heat in buildings: call for evidence
...phase out high carbon fossil fuel heating in off gas grid buildings‘ Evidence is sought from across society and, in particular, from consumers and the heat market – those using...
Opinion
Time to ‘axe the tax’ on renewable liquid heating fuels
...disparity on duty between renewable liquid fuels and fossil fuels when used for home heating. Currently, no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to begin transition to biofuels
...way that works for consumers too. “The ultimate biofuels on the market will be 0% fossil. However, initially, the introduction of transitional fuels such as B30K mean consumers can change...
News
Creating a Taskforce for Liquid Biofuels
...handling, storage and combustion of non-fossil fuel blends. Support supply chain preparations to accept a supply low carbon (0% fossil) liquid fuel by 2035 following a full evaluation of boiler...
News
Record-breaking contest for Cox Marine using sustainable fuel from Coryton
...atmosphere via plants rather than releasing new carbon that’s currently locked in the ground. The SUSTAIN Racing fuels offer a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional fossil...
Insight
HVO: An industry update
...non-fossil origin (HVO) be revoked. The UK has an established FAME production industry, but no UK HVO production industry exists. The TRA’s investigations found that government-subsidised producers in the US...
News
Biofuel use becomes compulsory as SUSTAIN aims for hattrick of victories
...CO2 that is currently locked underground in fossil fuel. The fuels being used at the event will offer an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuel, when...
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%...