Insight
The growth of large retail dealer groups
...2004 with the acquisition of 125 owned sites +180 dealers from Q8’s GB retail/commercial fuels businesses. A significant number of sites have since been purchased from BP and Texaco and...
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Analysis
Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?
...“To what problem are fuel additives in the transport sector a short-term solution? Aviation fuel contains specific and regulated fuel additives. Tetraethyl lead is/was a fuel additive used extensively to...
Knowledge
Optimising fuel efficiency and sustainability: The evolving role of additives in the energy transition
...biofuels, synthetic alternatives, and e-fuels, are being introduced to the market. While these fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they also present new challenges in terms of fuel stability,...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
...Fuels have a clear strategy for establishing the pathway towards a greener future and we will be following their journey with interest. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-and-environment-statistics-2022/transport-and-environment-statistics-2022 https://adbioresources.org/industry-directory/renovare-fuels-limited/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/61c1ef77d3bf7f1f749d7545/renewable-transport-fuel-obligation-compliance-guidance.pdf Image supplied by Renovare Fuels...
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E-fuels – the challenges and opportunities in e-fuels
...aircraft and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, for instance. E-fuels, also known as electrofuels, eFuels, synthetic fuels, Power-to-X (PtX), Power-to-Liquids (PtL) and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), are a synthetic alternative...
News
New UK sites join JET network
Fuel supply brand, JET, has today announced that ten new Ascona-owned sites will be joining its growing nationwide network of JET branded dealer sites – a move that further strengthens...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...of our industry and, today, most fuel distributors are large companies with multi-site operations. The increased legislation affecting fuel depots could have partly fuelled this change. “In a world with...
Interview
Green Fuels: fighting climate change with sewage sludge
Green Fuels was founded in 2003 with a desire to support the transition of fossil fuels into net zero carbon fuels. It is now an award-winning manufacturer of biofuel equipment,...
Interview
FuelBox: the success story of New Era Fuel’s sustainable dispensing solution
...Office team in Harlow. Revolutionary Since 2015, New Era Fuels has pioneered FuelBox, a ‘bag-in-box fuelling system’ that is completely recyclable and nothing short of revolutionary. The result of a...
News
JET secures 58 new sites through 5-year supply deal with MFG
The deal, which sees the addition of 58 sites from the Motor Fuel Group’s purchase of Murco’s retail business, takes the total number of MFG sites supplied by JET to...
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News
A product helping to tackle the rising wave of fuel thefts
...reporting dramatic rises in fuel thefts from building sites as criminals identify easy pickings to steal white diesel. Soaring oil prices have added fuel to the fire and, as winter...
News
JET strengthens presence in north east
...under the JET brand since 2009 and has now also moved seven recently acquired sites over to the brand. All ten JET-branded sites have a combined fuel volume of 30...
News
JET – nearing its target of 400 branded sites
A further 12 sites have joined the JET network including one owned by north of Scotland distributor Simpson Oils. Among the latest wins are sites in Thurso, Gloucestershire and Grimsby...
News
HGV fleet operators to benefit from enhanced fuel bunkering services
...market or fixed contract prices. Vehicles can then refuel at all UK Fuels sites, which include more than 875 HGV-accessible sites and extensive motorway and trunk road coverage. Any operator...
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...fuel suppliers – those who sell more than 450,000 litres of applicable fuels – do this by redeeming Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) or by paying a fixed sum for...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
As Fuels Industry UK publishes its 2024 Fuels Statistics report, we consider the fuels sector in the light of its findings. The Fuels Statistics report is an annual analysis of...
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...
Opinion
CCUS: why the UK needs it for net zero
...captured CO2 can be reacted with low carbon hydrogen to create E-fuels. These ‘drop-in’ fuels can directly replace conventional fuels using existing infrastructure and are a promising alternative to fossil...