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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...

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

Committed to carbon neutral liquid fuel

...that doesn’t cause rural households a huge expense or inconvenience. “Whilst we understand the investment in electric solutions, we’re concerned that for heating rural homes switching to an electric heating...

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...

News

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...

News

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...

News

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...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

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...
Ken's Corner February

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...

Opinion

Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape

...alternatives to diesel for commercial heating applications, there are a number of cost-effective solutions on the market.  Industrial heating oil/Therma35 and kerosene are drop in alternatives that do not require...

News

TRA proposes removal of HVO measures

...heating The TRA also established that there is demand for HVO in the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to...
Looking at the challenge of ensuring that HVO is a genuinely sustainable future fuel

Knowledge

HVO – The issue of sustainability

While we await clearer government direction and legislation on the tricky issues of decarbonisation of both transport and domestic heating, competing solutions continue to voice the arguments for their inclusion....

News

Lobbying for a better off-grid deal

In the run-up to last month’s Budget, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) had been lobbying the government on various fronts for the off-grid heating oil industry.  Writing to Mr...