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New Abbey training delivers Class 1 drivers
...has proved so popular and the feedback we have had from drivers has been fantastic. We now have a pipeline of highly talented Class 2 drivers either in training or...
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Opinion
Do you see issues with the introduction of Euro VI or do you welcome it as positive step towards increasing energy efficiency?
...of Euro V orders and have even stocked some pre-registered chassis’ having received feedback that Euro VI may be troublesome and expensive in early models. We see a couple of problems...
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Liquid fuel distribution sector to benefit from new format event in 2023
...is to ensure the registrations more realistically reflect those attending.” For further information on the UKIFDA Show and Conference 2023, please email UKIFDA Membership and Events Manager Dawn Shakespeare: ds@ukifda.org...
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A change in direction for Thomas Silvey
...fuel card division being merged into the existing Silvey Fleet business. ‘Our future is now less about being a supplier of fuel and more about providing fleet solutions to businesses,’...
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UM Terminals makes senior appointment
...metres of bulk liquid storage, but the plan is to grow this to over 400,000 cubic metres. Product solutions include vegetable oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels...
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New OCRS report
...report. At the workshop operators gave feedback on the latest draft. VOSA is expected to produce a further draft in February, although timescales have not yet been confirmed. www.fta.co.uk www.dft.gov.uk/vosa...
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Greenergy – additional biodiesel production
...its own biofuel blending obligations under the UK’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. Greenergy already owns and operates a waste based biodiesel facility on the east coast at Immingham. Production from...
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The best forecourt in Scotland
...GULF BRAND – WHICH NOW HAS SOME 500 RETAIL SITES IN THE UK – SEE THE INTERVIEW WITH RAMSAY MACDONALD IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF FUEL OIL NEWS retail.gulfoil.co.uk ...
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DECC proposes excluding biofuels from domestic RHI
...tariff of 4.1p/kWh – the same rate as for approved, solid biomass fuels. Although the expected timeframe for its introduction remains unchanged (summer 2013), proposed levels of financial support for...
Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...and the importance of taking action now while we wait for future fuel solutions. Is it all bad? There are many reasons why carbon-based fuel emissions are considered harmful but,...
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A clear vision for the future of our industry
...to achieve a circular economy thanks to developments in feedstocks, operations, fuels and products. UKPIA’s vision for the long-term future of the downstream oil sector is a positive one. “It...
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Aston University to train UK’s next-gen decarbonisation experts
...on use of biomass to replace fossil fuels and removal (or capture) of CO2 from the atmosphere, with the potential to create new sources of fuels and chemicals. Integration of...
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February 2016 update
...feed, heat and transport. And if demand is looking a little more patchy, it is still growing – and most definitely growing in China. OK, the Chinese Stock Market seems...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has welcomed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding towards hydrogen projects at Essar’s Stanlow oil refinery and a renewable hydrogen...
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US$40M investment supports Velocys’ SAF ambition
...fuel to accelerate given the confluence of regulatory support and higher readiness levels of drop-in fuel technologies. For instance, new EU rules will require suppliers to ensure that 2% of...
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Joining in the festive fun
...there’s another beak to feed…. Eric is the creation of automotive products manager Adrian Hill, who has composed catchy Christmas songs and videos about the escapee turkey for the past five festive...
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Essar invests £360 million in Stanlow carbon capture facility
...consortium Developing green fuels (including SAF) Establishing the UK’s largest biofuels storage facility through Stanlow Terminals Limited. Essar will achieve its decarbonisation targets through a combination of incremental (energy efficiency...
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Liquid storage expansion plans for UM Terminals’ new MD
...oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels and base oils. The bulk liquid specialist currently has a capacity of over 300,000 cubic metres of storage, but the plan...