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Oil-fired heating – time to back the most cost-effective option  

Offering the best decarbonisation solution for oil heated homes, OFTEC says it’s time for government to back low carbon liquid fuels as the most practical, cost-effective solution.   OFTEC’s recently released ‘Industrial Strategy for decarbonising oil heated homes’ underlines...

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Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?

...that liquid fuels are being used to heat homes in 2030 and beyond? OFTEC continues to lobby government to include bioliquids in the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive, which would make...

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Reality check needed off-grid

...for a heat pump installation. The Government’s Clean Growth Strategy has been widely criticised for its suggestion that oil boilers are to be phased out, with many claiming that renewable...

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Hydrogen Strategy: Ongoing developments

...hydrogen for decarbonisation. Ongoing developments in the UK. UK progress with hydrogen strategy: In August last year, the UK Government unveiled its hydrogen strategy, describing it as ‘a roadmap of...

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Fuel poor left out in the cold

...such as heat pumps, rather than energy efficiency. “The UK desperately needs a new heating strategy which combines energy efficiency measures with carbon reduction. Also, one that is affordable and...

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Oil-fired homes – the clear winners

...existing buildings in the Republic of Ireland. “Oil prices have tumbled once more, making oil heating the cheapest form of home heating regardless of location, type of property and whether...

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Recognition for lead on fuel transition

...ground-breaking work in the home heating market – exploring the use of HVO as a viable clean-burning alternative. A whole business approach to sustainability If that wasn’t enough, the business...