News
Essar and Progressive Energy join forces in low carbon venture
...as to fuel buses, trains and heavy goods vehicles, to heat our homes, and to generate electricity when the sun is not shining or the wind blowing. The UK’s first...
search | heat-in-buildings-strategy
Interview
In Profile – with long-standing downstream oil consultant Rod Prowse
...chat with Rod Prowse, a long- standing member of the downstream oil community and the writer behind our highly valued industry insight features. “STRATEGY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TACTICS.” ROD...
News
Clugston expands fleet
Ready for action – brand new Clugston tanker Clugston Distribution has announced a £1.5 million capital expansion of its fleet. The expansion is part of a strategy to increase the...
Opinion
Firth of Forth hub for net zero transition
...development of net zero hubs around the UK has proved a key plank of the country’s strategy towards achieving net zero by 2050. Scotland, which has a 2045 net zero...
News
New fleet director to support Suttons growth plans
...and operations. With a robust fleet strategy and commitment to fleet replacement already in place, the appointment of a fleet director will allow for an increased focus on this area...
Analysis
Strong growth for HGV sales but zero-emission trucks barely feature
...long-term strategy for HGV infrastructure and incentives to deliver zero emission goals. The fourth consecutive quarter of growth saw the number of HGV registrations increase to 11,517. Driven by high...
Opinion
Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word
...smart long- term strategy driven by two key factors – that they never mastered internal combustion engine (ICE) technology, so failed to become a key player in that market, and...
News
HVO trial roll out will fuel Suttons tankers on its road to net zero
In line with its ESG strategy and aim to become net zero by 2040, Suttons Tankers has embarked on an eight-week trial using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative...
Insight
Energy transition: Could a multidisciplinary approach be the key?
...is proposed that the sector achieves 90% emissions reductions by 2040 and 100% reductions by 2050. The expectation of the NSTA strategy is for the upstream oil and gas industry...
News
First HVO boiler on new build site in Northern Ireland
With support rapidly growing for the use of renewable liquid fuels in the decarbonisation of home heating, another ‘first’ has recently been achieved. A new build property in Northern Ireland...
News
Latest industry people moves – February 2025
...of my direct time on growing our Heat Engineer Software business which helps heating surveyors, designers and installers accurately size new systems.” Sarah Morgan has moved to the role of...
Sponsored
Suttons celebrates growth in fuels sector with 100th petroleum regulation truck on fleet
...high service levels to its customers. As David Heath, Head of Fuels, commented: “Our trucks are run day and night, so ensuring we can deliver our promise to customers is...
News
East Cork Oil abandons Atlantic and Geaney acquisition plans after competition scrutiny
...entities Atlantic Oils and Geaney Oil via three depots. The two distributors sell home-heating oil, diesel and sulphur-free gas oil and other products. East Cork Oil distributes fuel products, including...
Interview
Carbery Plastics celebrates 45 years of storage tank success
...alongside Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for product testing purposes. A range of environmentally preferred, integrally bunded heating oil tanks was also introduced and such was the success of the new...
News
Shortlisted proposal would see UK village swap from natural gas to hydrogen in 2025
...use in home heating to commence in 2025. The overall contract for the Village sits with Cadent. Cadent has proposed to bring the first ever UK Hydrogen Village project to...
News
New jobs and a home heat campaign at Topaz
Roz Purcell launches the Topaz home heat campaign 2014 In January, Topaz will create 110 new jobs with the opening of two new service stations developed at a cost of...
News
Raising awareness – carbon monoxide and fossil fuels
...fossil fuels. Research in the Republic of Ireland during its CO awareness week in September found that only 50% of consumers were aware of the potential risk from oil heating...
News
Future fuels gain momentum at high-turnout industry event
...to providing a heating solution and affordable fuel to customers. UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin said: “The general public is clear on what is required, and that is choice. Evidence from the...