News
Oil users – fuel price winners once again!
Following the release of the latest comparative average heating price figures from Sutherland Tables, OFTEC reports good news for most oil heating users in the UK. Detailed below, the figures...
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Fuel poor left out in the cold
...for ECO is the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). However, the focus of the RHI is firmly on carbon reduction by encouraging the take up of 100% renewable heating technologies...
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Which? reports on heating oil prices
...regular tanker. Aimed at heating oil users, the guide highlights a number of ways to keep the costs of heating oil down. The Which? news story and heating oil guide...
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Oil – cheapest home heating fuel by far
With average annual heating costs for oil users falling every quarter for the last three years, consumer confidence in oil heating has greatly increased. This is reflected by rising boiler...
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Fuel for thought…
The oil heating market has contracted significantly over recent years, because of what can legitimately be described as the ‘perfect storm’, says marketing consultant John Switzer, who works with Carbery...
Opinion
The future of oil heating debate – watch the video
...to be continued….. In the meantime your views on the ability of the oil heating market to resist the threats are invited jane@oilinstaller.co.uk. THE FUTURE OF OIL HEATING JEREMY HAWKSLEY...
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Heating oil – a year as the cheapest form of energy
...“The average annual heating costs for heating oil users have fallen every quarter for the last three years and since April 2015 the price of domestic heating oil has fallen...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...when used in transportation. Currently no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for heating use are subject to an additional c10p per litre. The...
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The future of oil heating – watch the debate
...to be continued….. In the meantime your views on the ability of the oil heating market to resist the threats are invited jane@oilinstaller.co.uk. THE FUTURE OF OIL HEATING JEREMY HAWKSLEY...
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TRA proposes removal of HVO measures
...heating The TRA also established that 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...
Knowledge
HVO – The issue of sustainability
While we await clearer government direction and legislation on the tricky issues of decarbonisation of both transport and domestic heating, competing solutions continue to voice the arguments for their inclusion....
News
UKIFDA supportive of Scottish energy consultation proposals
...high proportion of farmhouses and buildings) is such that retrofitting heat pumps will require a huge capital expenditure to improve the insulation of the properties. If this work is not...
Opinion
OFTEC and UKIFDA response to the British Energy Security Strategy
...new strategy to help these households. “This is completely at odds with the statements in this new Energy Strategy and recent Heat and Buildings Strategy that the government is committed...
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Cornish village marks stand-out success of industry-led fossil free oil trial
...off the road for a year. John Weedon, Director of Mitchell & Webber, explains, “The owners of rural buildings faced particular challenges as they look to decarbonise their heating. This...
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Campaign-leading distributor first to lift US imported HVO following tariff removal
...in response to the government’s announced proposals to stop new heating oil boiler sales by 2026 with a heat pump first approach. UKIFDA and OFTEC, representing the liquid fuel industry,...
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Industry bodies launch up-to-date winter advice for heating oil users
...set for winter heating. With the cost-of-living pressures continuing, avoiding any kind of financial uncertainty is crucial. Take action, be prepared and most importantly, place your heating oil order in...
Analysis
Climate report welcomes progress but highlights gaps in low carbon heating plans
...inadequate. The key area in which this is the case is the roll-out of low-carbon heating beyond the assumed extension of the existing Clean Heat Market Mechanism and Boiler Upgrade...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Strong and Stable
...consultation, which was predominantly heat pump-orientated, it was stated that using a heat pump with an efficiency of 2.82, “the cost of running a heat pump is less expensive compared...