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Opinion

Ken’s Corner: Understanding rural Britain

...and size of oil-heated homes present distinct challenges in terms of decarbonisation. Electric-based heating technologies can be more technically and financially challenging to implement successfully in these homes. Rural residents...

News

Domestic heating oil users urged to place orders now

Customers are recommended to place heating oil orders with local distributors as normal ahead of the winter period, as industry trade association, UKIFDA, welcomes further increased support for domestic heating...

Opinion

Response to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan

...a similarly important role in cutting emissions in the heating sector. Introducing a Renewable Heat Obligation, which would be operated in a similar manner to the Biofuels Obligation Scheme, would...

News

Showcasing oil heating’s future

...efficiency of equipment and buildings will play a vital role; alongside the probability of an increasing number of new renewable technologies working in harmony with existing oil-fired systems. The energy...

News

Oil boilers – no to scrappage scheme

...heating alternatives. “As you are aware, the primary vehicle for supporting the uptake of renewable heating systems is the Domestic Renewable Heating Initiative (RHI) which is targeted to homes that...

Insight

Industry data: the latest update from the UKIFDA databank

...average number of heating degree days (HDD) was 6.9. Heating oil Consumption March 2023 saw the highest consumption since February 2021. Between April 2022 and March 2023, heating oil consumption...
Data: the UKIFDA databank

Knowledge

Data: the UKIFDA databank

...low carbon heating technologies by providing an upfront capital grant towards the cost of an installation of an air source heat pump (ASHP), a ground source heat pump (GSHP) and,...

News

Rushing to put the heating on

...Those in Durham (42%) were most likely to turn on their central heating, followed by Carlisle (39%). In Bristol 24% resorted to central heating help, and in Manchester 28%. www.emooil.co.uk...

Interview

Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution

...for online heating oil searches. We also have a very substantial email database to whom we regularly market. The front end of our website allows customers to place their heating...