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Insight

Online fuel marketplaces:  Menace or opportunity?

...heating oil marketplace, hosting around 200 suppliers and having processed over 1 million orders since 2004. ValueOils: A leading independent Northern Ireland price-comparison platform. HomeFuels Direct: National online heating-oil retailer...

News

FPS and The Road to Zero

...the change without undue penalty – and without affecting the economy through an inability to meet the heating oil or red diesel supply needs’ says FPS technical manager, Tony Brown...

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ESL Fuels develops innovative oil processing technology

...Thornton Science Park. The new and innovative Molexis technology will complement large volume production of diesel, heating oil and marine fuels from sites across the UK. The first production unit...

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The £50 Energy Savings challenge

...the room at 19°C. Increasing room temperature by only 1°C, can increase heating costs by 10%, whilst reducing temperature by 1°C can save almost £6 per month. ·      Service your...

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Buy your heating oil early urges FPS

...suppliers have spare delivery capacity. I would also encourage all consumers to save money on heating their homes by ensuring their homes are fully insulated.”  FPS chief executive, Mark Askew...

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Additional help for off-grid customers?

...bills and reduce CO2 emissions at the same time. Currently, oil heating is still the cheapest form of energy for off grid homes with the annual average cost to heat...

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Combating counterfeit oil level monitors

...manufacturers and installers, heating oil today represents a safe and responsible fuel choice. However, recently the sale of counterfeit oil monitoring equipment on an internet auction website was discovered, with...

Opinion

The Distributor Debate

...to adopt renewables and numbers of community buying schemes climbing – join in the debate on the future of oil heating. Many industry experts have committed to attending, while others...

Interview

An interview with Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA

...to build in 2023. In Ireland, we have made progress with the launch of the Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating and the AECOM report. And the frustrations? Without a doubt,...

News

Biofuel backed as the future for oil-heated homes

...fuel to replace kerosene could provide the answer to reducing carbon emissions from heating rural homes. Earlier this year, OFTEC commissioned a series of independent reports into the viability of...

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Oil heating is more competitive

...of heating an average three-bedroom home with oil, electricity or wood pellets. The results coincide with the announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that the number...

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EOGB hits out at oil’s exclusion from ECO funding

...acknowledge ongoing innovation in the oil heating sector, following proposals to exclude oil from the next round of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. The proposed changes to ECO, which...

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Products and markets

...range consists of petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, LPG, fuel oil, gas oil and heating oil.  With the exception of fuel oil and LPG all products can be transported via the...