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Could electrifying thermal processes help refiners to lower their carbon footprint?

Opinion

Could electrification decarbonise petrochemical refining?

...transition It’s worth considering some of the technologies that make electric process heaters and heat exchangers promising candidates for replacing traditional heaters. Heaters with Continuous Helical Flow (CHF) technology are...

Opinion

The route to off-grid heating beyond kerosene 

...to find recognition in government legislation considerations. The recent Heat and Buildings Strategy recognised liquid biofuels (specifically HVO) as an alternative heating technology where heat pumps aren’t practical. Additionally, the...
Future prospects for kerosene and HVO with domestic heating electrification ambitions.

Insight

Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO

...or so years. The Government, through its ‘Heat and Buildings’ strategy, published in 2021, signalled its clear preference for heat pumps as the principal energy source for space heating, but...

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Heating oil’s future – making a difference

...have their say and ‘make a big difference to the future of heating oil’ “It’s vital that everyone who uses heating oil has a say on A Future Framework For...
Industry responds to government hydrogen plans

Opinion

Industry responds to government hydrogen plans

...ground source heat pump organisation, welcomes the growth of the green industry, but urges leaders to focus on existing technology, such as heat pumps that can decarbonise home heating at...

News

Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating

After almost a year of delays, the UK Government has published the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy outlining plans to decarbonise heat and buildings. With the sector contributing 21% of...

Analysis

A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data

...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...

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Associations push for more from strategy

In a joint statement issued today UKIFDA and OFTEC welcome support for low-carbon liquid fuels in the newly published Heat and Buildings Strategy but also push for an extension of...
George Eustice MP

Interview

In conversation with George Eustice MP

...spokesman. For the Chapel, they want to be able to turn the heat on for certain events during the week, but they don’t want constant heat, so a heat pump...

Opinion

UKIFDA responds to government consultations

...on the low carbon heat consultation UKIFDA technical manager Tony Brown said; “Whilst we always welcome any news on low carbon heat options and decarbonisation innovations, we are disappointed there...

News

Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI

...costly carbon intense fossil fuels,” said energy secretary, Edward Davey. The steps include ‘a new set of actions specifically targeted at industrial heat, urban heat networks and heat in buildings’...