Opinion
Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?
...survey by The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH) revealed a widespread reluctance among the Irish public to install a heat pump in their homes – putting the Government’s decarbonisation...
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Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...for online heating oil searches. We also have a very substantial email database to whom we regularly market. The front end of our website allows customers to place their heating...
News
FPS calls on chancellor to do more for off grid homeowners
...most funding is delivered in urban areas. Oil heating is currently recognised by the independent provider of comparative home heating costs, Sutherland Tables, as being the cheapest form of heating...
Opinion
UKIFDA submits views on Scottish Commission’s work plan
...the decarbonisation theme on electric alternatives such as heat pumps. There are more than 135,000 households using heating oil across Scotland – which is why it’s so important the Commission...
News
FPS gets ready for winter
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter and order heating oil while...
Insight
Government Spending Review 2025: A promise to deliver the Warm Homes Plan ‘in full’
...solar panels, batteries, and low carbon heating systems. While the government views heat pumps as the primary low carbon heating solution, it has acknowledged that for some off‑grid homes this...
News
Irish Alliance achieves breakthrough in use of biofuels in decarbonisation
...scale of the challenge but will continue to push the matter forward: “Those in the home heating sector who have played a central role in meeting Ireland’s home heating needs...
News
MP visits first ever fossil-free HVO village, converted in industry trials
...Eustice said: “It was great to visit Kehelland Village recently to hear about how Mitchell & Webber’s new fuel is helping families to heat their homes. It is vital that...
News
British invention could help industry slash energy bills and cut CO2
...zero ambitions,” James concludes. Inside a heat cell Each heat cell houses a solid core of aluminium-rock composite encased in vacuum insulation which can store heat at temperatures from 200...
Insight
Climate Challenge: Action is imperative
...overlooked: extreme heat. “Heat kills more people than any other extreme weather event,” she explained. “It’s increasing in frequency, duration and intensity.” ‘Blind spot’ seems an entirely appropriate description when...
Analysis
A step in the right direction
...the recognition it deserved when the Government put forward an amendment to the energy bill that grants the powers to introduce a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation (RLHFO), similar to...
News
The distributor offer revisited
...– amply demonstrated during the harsh winter weather of December 2010, when demand for heating oil soared. Good levels of general customer satisfaction in the domestic heating oil market were...
News
Industry body backs fuel poverty campaign
...to discuss the help available to them. Distributor support “UKIFDA members also offer the Cold Weather Priority scheme to heating oil customers age 75+ which enables elderly consumers, who heat...
Opinion
New ECO3 proposal to exclude oil boilers
...the deadline for responses is this Sunday (29th April). Under the new proposals, oil-heated households will still be eligible to fit energy efficiency measures such as insulation and heating controls...
Interview
The battle to offer a competitive product
...heating season, is putting pressure on the sector, as people use their central heating as a last resort. “People are burning turf or whatever fuel they can and supplementing this...
Opinion
OFTEC urges support for renewable liquid fuels after PM outlines 10-point plan
...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...
News
Creating a Taskforce for Liquid Biofuels
...of heat pumps, but we believe they need to look at alternatives as this is not feasible due to the high installation and running costs of heat pumps for off...
Opinion
Call for certainty on renewable liquid fuel
...the below statement. The recognition that not every home off the gas grid will be suitable for a heat pump and will require an alternative low carbon heating solution is...