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Fuel distributor on the road to a more sustainable future
Southampton-based fuel supplier WP Group is fuelling change for a cleaner greener future by moving its own fleet over to the more sustainable Esso Diesel Efficient™ fuel, as it has...
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August update
...before the latest update confirmed that jet fuel (kerosene) will be liable for duty whereas crude oil and low sulphur gasoil/diesel (less than 0.2% sulphur) imports will remain exempt. “If...
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Renovare fuelling the biofuel debate
Updates to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) in January 2021 will see fuel suppliers required to increase the amount of renewable fuel they use to comply with the scheme....
Interview
Decarbonising fossil fuel in transport: have we been asking the wrong question?
...exacerbated by dirty fuel filters restricting flow through the engine. “The absorbed air causes cavitation in the fuel which increases fuel consumption, decreases engine performance, increases emissions, and increases engine...
Interview
Highland Fuels, proud of fuel distribution heritage but future focussed
...new fuel card facility. Development began in November 2020 with the card launched in May 2021. “We have teamed up with UK Fuels and Key Fuels to offer our customers...
Interview
Mitchell & Webber: driving the ground breaking campaign for a liquid fuel future
...sulphur in the fuel and a much cleaner burn, the boilers are a joy to service – even after many months of running with the fuel. Apart from a couple...
Interview
In Conversation with Miriam James of Silvey Fleet
...is in supplying fuel – formed in the 1800’s the business was originally involved in dredging, following which it was a supplier of coal and latterly of fuel to both...
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Phillips 66 extends renewable diesel offer to forecourts
...used to produce it. A minimum of 65% fuel life cycle GHG emissions savings compared to conventional fossil fuels is required and assured under the Renewable Fuel Assurance Scheme (RFAS)[1]...
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Money-saving app launched to counter escalating fuel costs
...the fuel card minefield Launched in March this year, WhatsFuel is a new and unique service, and Nik explained how it came about: “Whatsfuel was launched initially to help fuel...
Interview
In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd
...director of Anthony Kinns Aviation (Services) Ltd, providing plane fuel services and manufacture of aviation fuel storage and delivery equipment. Martyn Clark was an equal shareholder in a fuel logistics...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...of fuelDyeguard® GOMC 0519: 1L of Marker Dye Concentrate in 5,000L of fuel Kerosene Marker Concentrates: Dyeguard® KMC1005: 1L of Marker Dye Concentrate in 10,000L of fuelDyeguard® KMC3015: 1L of...
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Crown Oil’s new fuel for fleet
North West fuel supplier Crown Oil is now running its entire fleet on renewable diesel fuel as it commits to reduce its direct CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per...
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TSA responds to UK’s BREXIT deal
...and export transactions (for example declarations) Ensuring there are no delays at border crossings caused by the need to process declarations Duties and duty collection by HMRC are efficient and...
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Lobbying for a better off-grid deal
...duty rates for hauliers will assist our members,” added Jodie. “However, reducing fuel duty would have helped members further, and we also wanted to see additional measures to help the...
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Multiple arrests in HMRC fuel fraud raids
...and biofuel to motorists as duty-paid road diesel. It is believed the fraud is worth an estimated £3m in unpaid excise duty and VAT. All those arrested were questioned by...
Opinion
Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word
...there’s a perversity in that. We need hybridisation, renewable fuels, synthetic fuels and so on, but we need diesels too. What made current vehicles NOx cleaner? Simply, the deployment of...
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Kerosene – supply and quality
...Distributor Debate earlier this year. Julia, a chemist with 19 years experience in fuel and fuel additives, understands fuel. In her capacity as technical business development manager at Fuel Additive...
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Products for a greener sector
...carbon emissions by targeting 10% savings on fuel. The programme has now reached its halfway point and is getting good take-up from the fuel distributor sector. The recent addition of...