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The real world consequences for off-grid heating
Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs at OFTEC The off-grid heating sector in the UK is a well-established, mature market supporting 1.7 million homes that rely on liquid fuel heating....
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Opinion
Industry urges future Westminster leadership not to forget previous commitments
...households. This message, to make good on promises made to the UK’s 1.7 million oil heated households to explore more affordable low carbon heating solutions, comes from leading trade associations...
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Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...as HVO more accessible and affordable for the estimated four million people who rely on off-grid heating. Around 1.7m homes in the UK currently use kerosene heating oil to heat...
Opinion
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: experience is a valuable commodity
...approach that is currently lacking in the deployment of heat pumps. Although heat pumps may not be suitable for every home, particularly those off the gas grid, they will contribute...
News
Huge boost for HVO as Government agrees with removal of import measures
...the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to existing heating fuels. “The TRA’s findings on biofuels show how we can...
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An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...heating sectors – for example a massive heat pump trial is underway – so given the comparatively modest funding we will be looking for, there’s every reason to be hopeful....
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OFTEC supports installer transition to decarbonised world
...scheme, which covers liquid fuels, biomass, heat pumps and solar thermal heating, can help to support the high quality outcomes that will be essential as we embrace the challenge of...
Interview
Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland
...will install 600,000 heat pumps by 2030, Government should aim for 600,000 homes with zero-emission heating systems. The focus has to be on overall decarbonisation rather than any specific solution.”...
Insight
HVO: An industry update
...there is demand for HVO in the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to existing heating fuels. TRA chief executive...
News
Energy trade body calls for urgent clarification of home heat decarbonisation policy
...for urgent clarification of Government policy surrounding fossil fuel boilers, heat pump installation and decarbonisation of home heating. ‘Nobody’s going to be forced to ditch their boiler’ In the newspaper...
Interview
The downstream customer
...the customers have considered acquiring a heat pump or other low carbon heating solution, Claudia asked them for their thoughts: Elspeth: “We would certainly be interested in having a heat...
Interview
Mitchell & Webber: driving the ground breaking campaign for a liquid fuel future
...their heating, either for financial or practical reasons. In a rural area like ours, with many older properties that can’t be easily converted to other sources of low-carbon heating, a...
Analysis
Why kerosene surged: Inside the heating oil price shock
...are frustrated. Why Northern Ireland is particularly exposed The political pressure has been especially intense in Northern Ireland, where heating oil remains the dominant form of home heating. Around two-thirds...
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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA
...the Decarbonisation of Heat in homes off the gas grid’ followed a consultation with industry stakeholders. It outlines the benefits of introducing a carbon intensity standard for heating within the...
Opinion
Industry urges Government on rural decarbonisation strategy as customer cost concerns grow
Ahead of publication of the government’s long-awaited Warm Homes Plan, the liquid fuel heating industry has called for the adoption of five key recommendations that will ensure a successful transition...
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Industry professionals debate heating strategies
...heat and recognise the increasing role domestic renewable heating technologies will play in the longer term. That’s why OFTEC has launched registrations and MCS certification for heat pumps and solar...
Insight
Liquid fuel industry and heat pump lobbyists in agreement over ‘unfair’ new oil boiler ban
...the Government’s Heat & Building Strategy but has not yet been brought into law, could leave households in their constituencies unable to afford to switch, or forced to use heat...
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2030 – a vision for heating systems
...home heating with either a focus on biofuels, renewable technologies, such as heat pumps or where appropriate, hybrid heating systems. Grant recognises that off-gas homes and businesses will face significant...