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Reality check needed off-grid
...heated sufficiently. The characteristics of off mains gas properties with an energy rating of D or below, will therefore generally be unsuitable for a heat pump installation. Neil added: “The...
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Opinion
A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment
...construction) I’ve seen cleaner fuels and heating technologies make some seismic advancements. During my tenure at Nutherm (the distributor for German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte across the UK and Ireland)...
Insight
Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor
...commitment to cease supply of heating oil to properties off the gas grid during the 2020s, when use of liquid fuels for space heating is envisaged to fall to ‘very...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
BoilerJuice is one of the leading heating oil marketplace websites in the UK. Established in 2004, the company delivers millions of litres of heating oil to thousands of customers every...
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DECC proposes excluding biofuels from domestic RHI
...with wholly renewable domestic heating solutions in order to maximise both our renewable heat generation and carbon savings. By encouraging the installation of part renewable solutions, we believe we may...
Opinion
UKIFDA ‘not surprised’ by findings of public research
...one major heating system change – ‘Creating your Decarbonisation Plan’ is one of the most popular blogs on our website. The continued focus on electrification of heat using heat pumps...
Opinion
The future for liquid fuel – What now for off-grid decarbonisation?
...whilst paying out £7,500 for new heat pump installations. Focus on heat pumps Moving beyond government, we’re seeing time and time again how this focus on heat pumps will put...
News
£800,000 investment expands HVO fuel trials
...oil heating to the renewable fuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) this winter, amounting to an initial investment of over £800,000. The news follows the publication of the government’s Heat and...
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Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...as HVO more accessible and affordable for the estimated four million people who rely on off-grid heating. Around 1.7m homes in the UK currently use kerosene heating oil to heat...
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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
...£1392 for those using air source heat pumps with underfloor heating, £1502 for wood pellets, £1551 for those using LPG, £1819 for those with air source heat pump with radiators...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to begin transition to biofuels
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...
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Huge boost for HVO as Government agrees with removal of import measures
...the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to existing heating fuels. “The TRA’s findings on biofuels show how we can...
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Fuel for thought…
The oil heating market has contracted significantly over recent years, because of what can legitimately be described as the ‘perfect storm’, says marketing consultant John Switzer, who works with Carbery...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...when used in transportation. Currently no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for heating use are subject to an additional c10p per litre. The...
Insight
HVO: An industry update
...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 existing heating fuels. TRA chief executive...
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OFTEC supports installer transition to decarbonised world
...scheme, which covers liquid fuels, biomass, heat pumps and solar thermal heating, can help to support the high quality outcomes that will be essential as we embrace the challenge of...
Interview
Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland
...will install 600,000 heat pumps by 2030, Government should aim for 600,000 homes with zero-emission heating systems. The focus has to be on overall decarbonisation rather than any specific solution.”...
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Oil users – fuel price winners once again!
Following the release of the latest comparative average heating price figures from Sutherland Tables, OFTEC reports good news for most oil heating users in the UK. Detailed below, the figures...