News
HGV drivers value recognised by pay deal
...their intention to get the best pay and work conditions, anticipates that an agreement will be in place for January 2022. With driver shortages across the sector reported by Fuel...
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Opinion
Easing skill shortages and protecting supply chain
...– and this, combined with an existing shortage of HGV drivers more than 76,000 individuals has meant that haulage firms are now struggling to recruit new drivers – a problem...
News
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...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...energy and global platforms, shares her thoughts on the future for fuel with Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News. Can you tell us more about Dover Fueling Solutions?...
News
Distributor diaries November 2023:updates from our distributor community
...and to see the support from the local community.” Good luck to Warrington Town FC for the upcoming season! New Era Fuels runs fleet exclusively on HVO New Era Fuels,...
News
Airport Energy – making every single litre count
...the industry and in limited supply.” The company now provides 95% of Heathrow’s airside fuel. Additionally, it manages fuel supply and fuel facilities at Stansted and Edinburgh with fuel also...
Case Study
QMRE: Transforming plastic waste into sustainable solutions
...oil could soon become a mainstream component of transport fuels, aviation fuels, and even marine fuels. Additionally, QMRE is exploring solutions for specific plastic waste streams such as carpets and...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...including its flagship mobile application, Fuelstar. “Often companies will have developed paper-based systems for this, but over many years, we’re finding that the majority of fuel distributors are using some...
News
A product making a marked impact on fuel theft
The reform of the red diesel rebate meant that it became impossible to differentiate visually between the fuel stored on construction sites, or in many fuel depots, and that used...
News
Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...incredibly proud of the level of support shown by the staff here at Crown Oil.” Compass Fuel Oils supports Galloways Society for the Blind Compass Fuel Oils, the Penwortham-based fuel...
Interview
James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: challenges and progress on the pathway to green aviation
...business since our original interview back in March 2023. Firefly Green Fuels The biofuel industry continues to move rapidly and, with everyone working to progress at pace, Fuel Oil News...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...change. Given the fuel supply sector crosses over the responsibilities of multiple government departments and agencies, the fuel transition and managing the UK’s overall fuel resilience are tasks that will...
News
New standard publication will ensure sustainability of liquid fuels for immediate home heat decarbonisation
...of the planet’s future they must convert from using fossil fuels to low carbon renewable liquid fuel alternatives. “To hasten this conversion, we’ve produced an environmentally sustainable bio-liquid fuel specification...
Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources such as low carbon fuels. “While it may appear that fuel security and net zero are two requirements that pull...
Insight
Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
...fuels. Growth in renewable fuel consumption Among the headline findings this year is that renewable fuel use, which on average has an overall greenhouse gas (GHG) saving of 82% compared...
News
BSI publishes revised fuel oils standard to avoid safety and performance issues
...provides detailed, application-specific, fuel oil specifications to reflect the need for changes in end users’ equipment, legislation, market use and the application specific use of fuel oils and fuel oil...
News
Biofuels – an uncertain future
...“ says Mabanaft’s biofuels’ manager, Robin Lloyd The legal background The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) came into force in April 2008, placing an obligation on fuel suppliers to ensure...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
Donall O’Connor began his time in fuel distribution working for Connors Fuels – a small, family-run, solid fuel business – before moving to the Maxol Group when it acquired the...