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Northern Ireland – an overdependence on oil?
When kerosene is being distributed by taxi rather than tanker, it’s time to take action. Air your views on the heating oil market, among other hot topics, at the Distributor...
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Cross party support sees renewable liquid heating fuel obligation amendment passed by parliament
...a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation was passed without objection. Released on Friday, the amendment (new clause 63) mirrors proposals put forward by former environment secretary George Eustice in response...
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OFTEC and FPS call for a radical shake up to home heating policies
...to home heating policies for the UK. The letter, sent to election candidates representing the majority of rural constituencies in the UK, calls for a greater and more pragmatic approach...
Interview
ESL Fuels: working with customers to deliver sustainable fuel solutions
ESL Fuels is a family business that designs, blends, processes and supplies a range of fuels for the road, heating and marine markets. Over the past twenty years, the company...
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Certas Energy invests £2 million in Dorset depot
The new Holton Heath depot, which will support Certas Energy’s regional presence in the south west, joins a network of over 130 depots across the UK Following a £2 million...
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Ireland alliance continues push for broader decarbonisation approach with key appointment
Philip Hannon has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH). Bringing together businesses from across Ireland, TAZCH is an alliance of those who are...
Opinion
Highs and lows of the oil price drop
...fuelled by heating oil. As the first wave of the Coronavirus spread across the globe, forcing the majority of the world into lockdown, the demand for fuel fell off a...
News
Kerosene prices rise less than other fuels
New statistics show that oil prices have remained more stable than other forms of heating. A comparison of heating costs for the last five years, based on information supplied by...
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Misleading claims from renewable heating supplier – ASA ruling
...the renewable heating supplier wrongly claimed that ‘oil heating will be outlawed by 2030’ and encouraged schools and colleges to switch to alternative systems ahead of the 2030 ‘deadline’. The...
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Fighting fuel poverty in the Midlands
...£11,594 to four National Energy Action (NEA) Heat Heroes Award winners. Organised by NEA, which works to end fuel poverty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Heat Heroes Awards...
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Managing every last drop of fuel
Back in September 2011, Fuel Oil News editor Jane Hughes visited Heathrow Airport to learn more about the airside fuel operation at Airport Energy. In May, a return visit was...
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ESL Fuels hits one billion litre sales for Ultra 35
...of this heating oil product.” Ultra 35 is a dedicated heating oil unconstrained by different engine specifications and is therefore able to offer boiler engineers consistently proven performance across a...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – time to reflect
...been working diligently to ensure that the major party manifestos address the need for a heat policy that includes the widest possible set of solutions for heat decarbonisation. This work...
Insight
No one likes a ban, but everyone likes an EXPO!
...costly. The maths is, ultimately, very simple. An average kerosene heated home uses c1,800 litres annually (c18,500kWh). At the current price (65ppl), this equates to an annual heating bill of...
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BBC throws a spotlight on successful HVO project
...to move to air source heat pumps” John calls for the Government to apply the same subsidies for use in heating that apply to HVO used in transport. With government...
Insight
Motorists call for broader sustainable strategy
...to come. What we need is a strategy that addresses this. It’s important to stress that ICEs are not the issue here, it’s the fossil fuel we put in them....
Interview
In Conversation with Sandra Waters, Commercial Director of NWF Fuels
...the size of NWF Fuels along with the hands-on approach and the strategy for delivery really appealed to me. I wanted to be a part of it.” The role at...
News
Banning the internal combustion engine
...a low-carbon strategy in the UK that embraces all technologies,” said Stephen Marcos Jones, director-general of UKPIA “The UK government risks the progress we have made in reducing our emissions...