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...droughts, Dr. Khosla highlighted something even more deadly yet frequently overlooked: extreme heat. “Heat kills more people than any other extreme weather event,” she explained. “It’s increasing in frequency, duration...
...the recognition it deserved when the Government put forward an amendment to the energy bill that grants the powers to introduce a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation (RLHFO), similar to...
...East Anglia. These plants buy millions of tonnes of wheat each year, often through forward contracts, providing farmers with a dependable outlet. Why isn’t it food-grade wheat? The wheat used...
...– amply demonstrated during the harsh winter weather of December 2010, when demand for heating oil soared. Good levels of general customer satisfaction in the domestic heating oil market were...
...solid guideline and roadmap for the future of alternative fuels in home heating. John Weedon, MD Mitchell & Webber Receiving feedback from heating oil customers that the renewable solution is...
...heating season, is putting pressure on the sector, as people use their central heating as a last resort. “People are burning turf or whatever fuel they can and supplementing this...
With unpredictable weather and the continuing cost of living pressures, UKIFDA and OFTEC have launched their Be Winter Wise campaign – a five-point plan to help heating oil users plan...
...the below statement. The recognition that not every home off the gas grid will be suitable for a heat pump and will require an alternative low carbon heating solution is...
As the government’s long-awaited consultation on the future of rural off-grid heating enters its final stages, one message is becoming increasingly clear: it has never been more important that the...
...is headquartered in Two Humber Quays on the city’s waterfront, has acquired Driffield company HART Plumbing & Heating, which will become Rix Plumbing Services as part of the deal. The...
...on behalf of the industry organisation, Director of Marketing and External Affairs Malcolm Farrow noted that while oil heating currently remains one of the cheapest forms of heating, households “are...
...gas grid homes. According to the Sutherland Tables, a recognised source of data on comparative UK domestic heating prices, the current annual cost of using oil to heat a three...
...heating oil continues to be a material source of fuel/energy for heating purposes. Rationalisation of the refinery network has been pursued with particular urgency over the past five years with...
...the decarbonisation theme on electric alternatives such as heat pumps. There are more than 135,000 households using heating oil across Scotland – which is why it’s so important the Commission...
...our customers. One such significant issue is the transition towards renewable liquid heating fuels. “During the last parliamentary term, we successfully persuaded all political parties that a Renewable Liquid Heating...
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter and order heating oil while...
...for domestic heating, representing 6% of the total heating fuel market. LPG use as domestic fuel accounted for a further circa 200,000 households. In comparison, natural gas is used by...
...needs of the home heat sector. Covid and the restrictions on training must have been challenging for the Scheme, what did you do? When we went into lockdown in March...
