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...most funding is delivered in urban areas. Oil heating is currently recognised by the independent provider of comparative home heating costs, Sutherland Tables, as being the cheapest form of heating...
...disparity on duty between renewable liquid fuels and fossil fuels when used for home heating. Currently, no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for...
...the decarbonisation theme on electric alternatives such as heat pumps. There are more than 135,000 households using heating oil across Scotland – which is why it’s so important the Commission...
At the briefing, held this week, a delegation from The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH) led by CEO Philip Hannon and including David Blevings, OFTEC, Kevin McPartlan, Fuels for...
...solar panels, batteries, and low carbon heating systems. While the government views heat pumps as the primary low carbon heating solution, it has acknowledged that for some off‑grid homes this...
...survey by The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH) revealed a widespread reluctance among the Irish public to install a heat pump in their homes – putting the Government’s decarbonisation...
...scale of the challenge but will continue to push the matter forward: “Those in the home heating sector who have played a central role in meeting Ireland’s home heating needs...
...Eustice said: “It was great to visit Kehelland Village recently to hear about how Mitchell & Webber’s new fuel is helping families to heat their homes. It is vital that...
...zero ambitions,” James concludes. Inside a heat cell Each heat cell houses a solid core of aluminium-rock composite encased in vacuum insulation which can store heat at temperatures from 200...
...droughts, Dr. Khosla highlighted something even more deadly yet frequently overlooked: extreme heat. “Heat kills more people than any other extreme weather event,” she explained. “It’s increasing in frequency, duration...
...the recognition it deserved when the Government put forward an amendment to the energy bill that grants the powers to introduce a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation (RLHFO), similar to...
...East Anglia. These plants buy millions of tonnes of wheat each year, often through forward contracts, providing farmers with a dependable outlet. Why isn’t it food-grade wheat? The wheat used...
...– amply demonstrated during the harsh winter weather of December 2010, when demand for heating oil soared. Good levels of general customer satisfaction in the domestic heating oil market were...
...to discuss the help available to them. Distributor support “UKIFDA members also offer the Cold Weather Priority scheme to heating oil customers age 75+ which enables elderly consumers, who heat...
...heating season, is putting pressure on the sector, as people use their central heating as a last resort. “People are burning turf or whatever fuel they can and supplementing this...
With unpredictable weather and the continuing cost of living pressures, UKIFDA and OFTEC have launched their Be Winter Wise campaign – a five-point plan to help heating oil users plan...
...the below statement. The recognition that not every home off the gas grid will be suitable for a heat pump and will require an alternative low carbon heating solution is...
...on behalf of the industry organisation, Director of Marketing and External Affairs Malcolm Farrow noted that while oil heating currently remains one of the cheapest forms of heating, households “are...
