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The case for low carbon fuels
When it comes to heating their off-grid homes, “cost will remain the most crucial consideration for homeowners who want quick, affordable solutions” says Paul Rose In decarbonising heat from rural...
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Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to start biofuel transition
...All of these improvements will increase energy efficiency, create carbon efficiency and reduce bills. Carbon reduction without retrofitting “The continued focus on electrification of heat using heat pumps for those...
News
UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels
...(used for home heating and hot water) accepts the urgent need to decarbonise heating. Liquid fuel, more specifically a bio product, can be part of the solution to achieve net...
Insight
Can Northern Ireland lead the way for sustainable liquid fuels?
...budgets four and five (for heating), as the roll out could start immediately and would instantly impact all oil heated homes. Decarbonisation with consent While heat pumps may be the...
Opinion
Is there a place for biofuels in Ireland’s future energy strategy?
...for evidence (CfE) on the roles that HVO and renewable biofuels will play in decarbonising heat in Northern Ireland’s homes and buildings. One very positive comment in the brief for...
Analysis
Government announces £50m support package for heating oil users – but questions remain over scale and delivery
The UK Government has announced more than £50 million in support for households using heating oil, as rising global tensions push up the cost of off-grid heating. The funding –...
News
Distributors urged to add their voices to growing rural heating consultation response
...people have already made a submission to the government’s new ‘Alternative Clean Heating’ consultation which will determine the technologies people may be able to use to heat their home. In...
Opinion
“Do you expect domestic customers to desert oil in favour of renewables?”
...accessible nor feasible. Despite considerable investment from the government, renewable energy makes more sense for commercial buildings rather than domestic use at present. The government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) offers...
News
Oil-fired homes – the clear winners
...existing buildings in the Republic of Ireland. “Oil prices have tumbled once more, making oil heating the cheapest form of home heating regardless of location, type of property and whether...
News
Reality check needed off-grid
...heated sufficiently. The characteristics of off mains gas properties with an energy rating of D or below, will therefore generally be unsuitable for a heat pump installation. Neil added: “The...
News
127% more expensive than heating oil
...facing a 12.5% rise in electricity prices, the average cost of heating a home on oil continues to fall, reigniting OFTEC’s call for government to urgently review its current heat...
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Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?
...that liquid fuels are being used to heat homes in 2030 and beyond? OFTEC continues to lobby government to include bioliquids in the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive, which would make...
Knowledge
Questions remain as alternative fuel payments commence to heating oil users
...February 2023, payments of £150 commenced for businesses and public and voluntary sector organisations that use alternative fuels to heat their buildings. Electricity suppliers will deliver this support up to...
News
Calls for Government support as oil homes switch to fossil-free HVO in numbers
Calls for the government to back a wider rollout of the renewable liquid fuel HVO continue to grow following the announcement that over 100 oil heated properties across the UK...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
BoilerJuice is one of the leading heating oil marketplace websites in the UK. Established in 2004, the company delivers millions of litres of heating oil to thousands of customers every...
News
Winner of UKIFDA Innovation Award announced
...a real difference in the industry’s drive to make renewable liquid fuel a viable alternative to heating oil for off the gas grid properties. Sponsored by industry trade magazine Fuel...
Interview
In conversation with Prema Energy
...scientifically verified that claim. What are your thoughts on the role for a renewable liquid fuel in domestic heating? We absolutely back the industry campaign for a Renewable Liquid Heating...
News
Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
...£1392 for those using air source heat pumps with underfloor heating, £1502 for wood pellets, £1551 for those using LPG, £1819 for those with air source heat pump with radiators...