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...targets. Home heating Mr Sunak announced a fairer and better approach to home heating and net zero that he believes will achieve a balance without imposing costs and keep the...
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...
...improvements to make: Adjust your heating timers: If you made changes to your timers over winter, it’s a good idea to check the heating still only comes on when you...
“The importance of an energy efficient, well insulated and heated home cannot be underestimated – which is why we’re giving this strategy our full support,” says Mark Askew, FPS chief...
...size fits all approach when the ‘Decarbonising Heat’ consultation arrives next year. The consultation will seek opinions on how people should heat their homes going forward. The Department of Enterprise...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...the industry in designing and manufacturing heating technologies that offer a low carbon and sustainable home heating solution for homeowners throughout Ireland going forward into the future.” While HVO is...
...for evidence (CfE) on the roles that HVO and renewable biofuels will play in decarbonising heat in Northern Ireland’s homes and buildings. One very positive comment in the brief for...
...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...
...replace heating oil. This option offers a near ‘drop-in’ solution for existing oil-heated homes, greatly reducing capital costs. It could also deliver rapid progress towards net zero if supported though...
...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...
In a campaign launched by UKIFDA, the 114,000 households across Wales which use oil heating are being advised on a plan to decarbonise the heating in their homes through the...
...high proportion of farmhouses and buildings) is such that retrofitting heat pumps will require a huge capital expenditure to improve the insulation of the properties. If this work is not...
...decarbonise domestic heating and meet net zero targets, the strategy has made disappointingly little progress in delivering detailed analysis of availability and demand. Listening to concerns Recent days have seen...
...renewable heating fuel within its broader energy strategy. Over 50 appliances across domestic, commercial and other properties have now been converted to HVO – including at a school and Kehelland’s...