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Crude oil trend boosts heating oil prices
Rising from an average of 34.40ppl including VAT in September to 39.90ppl in October, UK heating oil prices have risen 16% – the steepest increase since the winter of 2010. ...
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Airport Energy – making every single litre count
...smooth passage for Heathrow’s many hundreds of flights daily; but also vital to the airport’s smooth running is fuel for up to 7000 other vehicles which provide essential services –...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – Who will win the race?
...of replacing fossil fuels for heating requirements that can’t currently be met by the gas grid, heat pumps or district heating networks.” We are working closely with our partners at...
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RHI target – an unrealistic goal?
Jeremy Hawksley, director general, OFTEC Targets set out in the impact assessment produced by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) state that Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will support...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: All change please, all change!
...that a pragmatic approach to decarbonising the 1.7 million homes in the UK that use oil for heating should include replacing kerosene oil with a renewable liquid fuel or blend:...
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Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...their potential to deliver carbon reductions over different timescales. The research also compares the decarbonisation potential of biofuels with other low carbon heating options in oil-heated homes. The modelling, which...
Opinion
Biomass Strategy acknowledges off-grid challenges and role for HVO
...little choice in the event of a boiler breakdown after 2026, expected to replace their heating system with a heat pump costing on average around £13,000 to £15,000 – four...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Here Comes the Sun?
...heating system used. Notably, 55% of all oil heated homes have someone over the age of 60 living in them, which is a higher percentage compared to gas (40%) and...
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UKIFDA supports TRA proposals on HVO
...for heating industry in the UK is currently concentrating on renewable liquid fuels as a replacement for conventional fossil-based heating oil, in particular Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The fuel provides...
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Latest industry people moves – March 2025
...at Heat Engineer Software Ltd! “I’ll be focussing on growing the business whilst continuing to help heating engineers, surveyors, designers and installers accurately size new systems using our heat loss...
Opinion
Creating a low carbon energy system
...commodities can say the same. “Heating oil is still one of the most competitive sources of heating. This needs to be taken into consideration when we plan for the future.” ...
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Unprecedented demand creates temporary oil shortage in Ireland
The recent extreme weather has caused a massive surge in demand for home heating oil in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, creating temporary shortages with distributors forced...
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The future of liquid fuel heating
...been working hard behind the scenes for a number of months now to prepare our vision for the future of off grid domestic heating,” said OFTEC CEO Paul Rose who...
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Northern Ireland – an overdependence on oil?
When kerosene is being distributed by taxi rather than tanker, it’s time to take action. Air your views on the heating oil market, among other hot topics, at the Distributor...
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Cross party support sees renewable liquid heating fuel obligation amendment passed by parliament
...a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation was passed without objection. Released on Friday, the amendment (new clause 63) mirrors proposals put forward by former environment secretary George Eustice in response...
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OFTEC and FPS call for a radical shake up to home heating policies
...to home heating policies for the UK. The letter, sent to election candidates representing the majority of rural constituencies in the UK, calls for a greater and more pragmatic approach...
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Oil-fired heating – time to back the most cost-effective option
Offering the best decarbonisation solution for oil heated homes, OFTEC says it’s time for government to back low carbon liquid fuels as the most practical, cost-effective solution. OFTEC’s recently released ‘Industrial Strategy for decarbonising oil heated homes’ underlines...
Interview
ESL Fuels: working with customers to deliver sustainable fuel solutions
ESL Fuels is a family business that designs, blends, processes and supplies a range of fuels for the road, heating and marine markets. Over the past twenty years, the company...