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A UK hydrogen first for Stanlow

With funding support agreed by BEIS, Stanlow could be home to the UK’s first carbon-free hydrogen power plant contributing to decarbonisation as part of the transition to future fuels. Essar...

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The future of biodiesel

Teresa Sayers, Downstream Fuel Association After October’s Distributor Debate, Teresa Sayers of the Downstream Fuel Association has answered more questions received on the subject of biofuels. With the audience keen...

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Maersk Training UK launches upgraded training centre  

...the industry as it looks to the future and the energy transition. Clockwise: Front – Leonardo Machado (MD); Stuart Morrice (Learning Operations Manager, UK); Stephen Ferguson (Senior Sales Manager, Oil...
UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin shares his latest thoughts on the liquid fuel distribution sector.

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Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: It’s customers that matter

...liquid fuels because they are easy and non-disruptive and require a limited upfront investment. By creating a sector-wide renewable fuel obligation and a duty system that favours lower carbon fuels,...

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UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels

The trade association, UKIFDA, whose members supply not only heating oil for homes and businesses but also fuel for agriculture, construction, road transport, marine fuels and importantly fuel for back-up...

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Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?

...the many questions asked at OFTEC’s AGM last month when the long term future of the oil heating industry was under debate. So what is OFTEC doing now to ensure...

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Ambitious low carbon investments

...UKPIA’s recently published ‘Future Vision’ report,” said Stephen Marcos Jones. “The project demonstrates the major role the UK’s downstream oil sector can play in the low-carbon energy transition. Working with...

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Stanlow secures government backing

...fuels for the future. The investment into CD4, alongside the HyNet and Fulcrum projects, demonstrates our commitment to developing low carbon operations, with the ambition of becoming a net zero...

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Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI

...plans to carry out a review of the tariffs under this scheme to drive forward further uptake. Read The Future of Heating: Meeting the Challenge at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-future-of-heating-meeting-the-challenge What are the...

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Fay takes over as OFTEC chairman

...afford to be complacent and OFTEC is already investigating the viability of low carbon biofuels, which we see as the future for our industry.” “I look forward to building on...

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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices

...from Sutherland Tables, a provider of comparative home heating costs for the most common fuels in the UK and Republic of Ireland. This drop has prompted UKIFDA to urge households...