Analysis
A just transition for Grangemouth?
...skilled people will find other work.” There is an increasingly urgent need to deliver a full transition from fossil fuel production to sustainable alternatives, but this cannot be at the...
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Government grant for new OXCCU jet fuel project
...without the use of fossil fuels. Traditional biofuels have well-known issues with scale due to limited feedstocks. In contrast, e-fuels or synthetic fuels based on CO2 have enormous potential to scale...
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Avioxx synthetic crude production paves the way to affordable UK SAF
...be produced at scale that deliver price parity with fossils fuels. Unlike conventional SAF technologies, which rely on inefficient processes and expensive feedstocks like used cooking oil, Avioxx suggests their...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...managing director, Freeway Fleet Systems. “This provides fleet managers with a much greater insight into the status of individual vehicles. “Freeway is an end-to-end solution which automates everything from driver...
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Oil spills and plastic pollution? All in a day’s work for the Jellyfishbot
...raise awareness of the problem of river pollution, and the innovative, risk-free ways that it can be tackled and get it to the top of the agenda for public councils...
Interview
Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil
...may recall the ‘Big Freeze’ of December 2010, during which time we couldn’t get a truck in or out of the depots for 3 days and were inundated with people...
Insight
Industry impacts of the reset of government net zero policy
...current policies that ask British people to sacrifice even more. The policies singled out as causing concern included the proposed ban on fossil fuel boilers. Commenting on the exorbitant costs...
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ROI consults on renewable heat obligation
...is renewable. As Ireland imports most of its fossil fuels, the heating sector is a significant contributor to Ireland’s high energy import dependency and the renewable heat obligation (RHO) is...
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Energy trade body calls for urgent clarification of home heat decarbonisation policy
...for urgent clarification of Government policy surrounding fossil fuel boilers, heat pump installation and decarbonisation of home heating. ‘Nobody’s going to be forced to ditch their boiler’ In the newspaper...
Interview
Crown Oil – delivering carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...country to carry out fuel deliveries on a 100% renewable diesel. “HVO is a direct alternative to fossil diesel and can be used without capital expenditure for changes to infrastructure....
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Extinction Rebellion blockades ExxonMobil terminal
...the Government stop all fossil fuel investment with a large banner reading: “Ban all new fossil fuel investment”. Refinery unaffected by climate protests The Hythe terminal is used to store...
Interview
In profile – Matthew Crockett, group managing director at Craggs Energy Group.
...England. What’s the biggest challenge of our time? I would say the transition from fossil fuel usage to clean energy alternatives. It’s a journey everyone will have to take, and...
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Government commits £32.5m to fund industry move from red diesel
The funding, announced on Friday, will support industrial sectors to move away from the use of fossil fuels and reduce emissions and energy costs through the development of greener technologies...
Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...the biggest energy crunch seen in many years, caused by the need to wean ourselves away from fuels that support the Russian war in Ukraine alongside the shift from fossil-based...
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Sustainable aviation fuel from sewage producer Firefly secures £5m Wizz Air investment
...compared to fossil jet fuel on a life cycle basis. Firefly aims to have its first commercial plant operating within the next 5 years. Leader in sustainability The agreement with...
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Stanlow refinery could be target of Just Stop Oil disruption
Essar has warned of ‘potentially disruptive action’ this week by a group opposed to new fossil fuel licensing and production and has said the company will be they will be...
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...and strategies. However, the experience of individual organisations and maturity of cross-industry collaboration in dealing with hydrogen systems is typically orders of magnitude lower than for traditional fossil fuel systems....
Opinion
Is hydrogen a transport fuel of the future?
With the impacts of climate change and pollution as well as greater environmental awareness driving the imperative to find alternative solutions to fossil-fuelled vehicles, clean energy fuelling choices are gaining...