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Is the case for HVO strong enough?
...has been made with increasing conviction. Apart from its excellent low temperature and ignition properties, it has the same chemical structure as the fossil fuels that it can substitute and...
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Opinion
Ken’s Corner – Who will win the race?
...of replacing fossil fuels for heating requirements that can’t currently be met by the gas grid, heat pumps or district heating networks.” We are working closely with our partners at...
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Green fuel demand sees Crown Oil expand
...November 2021, its customers have saved 31,500 tonnes of CO2 from switching to HVO fuel, which is equal to the emissions released from 6,851 passenger cars driven on fossil fuels...
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Ministerial visit marks Celtic Renewables milestone
...whisky distillation – and turns them into high-value green chemicals, bioacetone and biobutanol. Its patented technology will reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut the carbon footprint of everyday products,...
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Exolum starts world-first scheme to transport hydrogen using existing oil infrastructure
...hydrogen is enormous. This project can open the door to the reuse of existing fossil fuel infrastructures. A new hydrogen transport model The project has received funding from the UK...
Interview
In profile with Pat Murnane of Tria Energy
...challenge of our time? Offering a viable alternative to fossils. Business must go on! Cheese or chocolate? Cheese. I’m from West Cork, the home of Irish Farmhouse Cheese and live...
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Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...liquid fuels for heating as part of the Future Ready Fuel campaign. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is currently taxed at a higher rate than fossil fuels such as kerosene heating...
Interview
In celebration of Prince Petroleum
...sectors and, while the domestic sector remains fairly static, transport and agricultural fuel sectors continue to grow. In the light of the drive to reduce fossil fuel use do you...
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Lhyfe announces plans for UK green hydrogen plant
...increasing demand from companies aiming to reduce their reliance on natural gas and other fossil fuels. UK plans In the UK, Lhyfe aims to become a major supplier to...
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Firefly CEO awarded OBE for services to low carbon fuels
...pathway. Firefly’s SAF boasts a greater than 90% reduction in lifecycle CO₂ compared to fossil jet and is produced from sewage waste – an undesirable material that we produce in...
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Rawlings Fuels – putting the customer first
...fossil fuels and we will be putting our ideas into action to help them to achieve this.” Is there a next generation in the business or that may get involved...
Opinion
Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...for investment decisions. A good example is Hynet North West, where hydrogen needs to be produced from fossil fuel sources, its carbon sequestrated and the fuel stored and transported to...
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Biofuels – an uncertain future
...fuel*, a simple switch from fossil fuel to one with a high percentage of biodiesel can make a big carbon saving. And that’s a goal we’re finding more managers targeting....
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Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
...of 5.4 million tonnes of CO2e achieved from biofuels replacing fossil fuels. A high proportion – 69% – of UK biofuels are waste derived, largely, used cooking oil, due to...
Insight
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA urges ‘facts before theories’
...and “finalise and ensure the timely implementation of plans to prohibit fossil fuel boiler replacements in off-gas grid buildings from 2026 (2024 for large non-residential buildings).” There is no reason...
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New jobs and a home heat campaign at Topaz
...The Topaz Home Heat campaign The launch of the campaign coincided with a warning from weather experts that Ireland could be set for an Arctic freeze within weeks. “While we...
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Morris Lubricants to invest £1.6 million
...supplies while carrying out the work,” added Slezakowski. “We will be relocating stores, production lines and workstations to free up space to build the new facilities. The reception area project...
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Fuel Oil News mini-league: will 2024/25 be your season?
...Without Ings Claudia Weeks – Neville wears Prada Margaret Major – Darwinnertakesitall John McKenna – Gangsters Allardyce Harry Case – Alisson Wonderland Join us for the 2024/25 season It’s FREE...