Interview
An interview with Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA
...data held by UKIFDA and, surprisingly, the government has made a number of decisions and actions difficult to deliver. A good example is the number of non-domestic heating oil customers...
search | heating-oil
News
Distributor diaries April 25: updates from our distributor community
...UK fuel delivery companies in to cut minimum orders of heating oil for pensioners from 500l to just 300l helping those affected by removal of Winter Fuel Payments to spread...
News
BBC throws a spotlight on successful HVO project
...were echoed in those of Kehelland residents prior to the project. Many felt they were simply unable to consider any other option for decarbonising their heating, either for financial or...
News
DfE sets up renewable biofuels stakeholder group
With much higher levels of oil use for heating in Northern Ireland, OFTEC believes that sustainable biofuels like HVO can play an important role in decarbonisation and has had the...
News
Londoners urged to scrap their boilers
...Greater London residents last week – and yes, it does include oil-fired boilers! Around 12,700 households in Greater London currently use oil for heating and an estimated 60% of these...
News
The case for low carbon fuels
...oil using homes in England and Wales. “It is premature for government to consider regulating against oil heating when all liquid fuel boilers could be run on a low carbon...
News
Growing FAST
...then with CPL Petroleum, about the development of a premium heating oil with added fragrance. Also expressing interest in premium kerosene were James Spencer, then at Bayfords, which went on...
News
Oil boilers – no to scrappage scheme
...heating alternatives. “As you are aware, the primary vehicle for supporting the uptake of renewable heating systems is the Domestic Renewable Heating Initiative (RHI) which is targeted to homes that...
Interview
Taking a different approach
...they’re also buying lesser quantities. On top of that, oil is less attractive for heating and gas is making significant inroads.” FON asked distributors what they were doing to tackle...
News
Reality check needed off-grid
...way of lowering the heating emissions of homes off mains gas is flawed. Responding to the launch of the Committee’s 2018 Progress Report to Parliament, Neil Schofield, head of government...
Analysis
UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation
...heating oil etc. meaning this business is still required and it feels good to help people in need. Furthermore, the industry has a bright future ahead of it as we...
News
UKIFDA submits its views on the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy
...this will have a positive impact on off-grid home heating transition plans.” The right technology for the right home Many of the homes in Northern Ireland heated by oil are...
News
Creating a Taskforce for Liquid Biofuels
...to be taken towards a transition to 100% biofuel to replace heating oil in 1.5m homes across the UK and 686,000 homes across Ireland. The three trade associations will...
Opinion
Should FPS and OFTEC move closer together?
Designed to boost the oil heating industry, the Oilsave campaign is a joint initiative between OFTEC and the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. Should the two organisations do more together? Brian...
News
Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...their potential to deliver carbon reductions over different timescales. The research also compares the decarbonisation potential of biofuels with other low carbon heating options in oil-heated homes. The modelling, which...
Insight
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA urges ‘facts before theories’
...high oil heating numbers with a high Conservative majority. The constituency data is interesting, it reveals that 11,000 homes use oil, which is more than twice the national average. 25%...
Interview
Passion and pride celebrated with award recognition
...the Oilfast Group. A career in fuel distribution “I have been working for Oilfast for almost 3 years,” Jemma began, explaining her journey into this industry. “I started working for...
Interview
Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...on the road. Fuel Oil News definitely recommends giving them a follow on LinkedIn! One of Ryan’s fantastic shots of a Ribble Fuel Oils tanker out on a winter morning...