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National Grid targets off-grid fuel poverty
...the installation of affordable heating solutions in fuel poor households which don’t use mains gas as their primary source of heat. The £150m from National Grid comes on top of...
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Insight
No one likes a ban, but everyone likes an EXPO!
...at reduced cost and disruption. In the same edition there was a different headline, “Tory revolt against ‘premature’ net zero ban on new oil boilers”. At the time of writing,...
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OFT boosts transparency on heating oil prices
Following OFT action, GB Oils, the largest supplier of heating oil in the country, has changed its domestic heating oil contracts ensuring quoted prices do not increase from the time...
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XPO switches distribution depot heating fuel to HVO in sustainability drive
...sustainability agenda. The company, which has committed to being a responsible supply chain partner, has replaced the site’s heating fuel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel. The HVO product sourced...
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A compelling case for oil-fired heating
...heating fuel. OFTEC’s submission also supported mandating heating controls along with simple steps such as system flushing and annual boiler servicing to ensure systems are working to maximum efficiency. www.oftec.co.uk...
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FPS and The Road to Zero
...the change without undue penalty – and without affecting the economy through an inability to meet the heating oil or red diesel supply needs’ says FPS technical manager, Tony Brown...
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ESL Fuels develops innovative oil processing technology
...Thornton Science Park. The new and innovative Molexis technology will complement large volume production of diesel, heating oil and marine fuels from sites across the UK. The first production unit...
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The £50 Energy Savings challenge
...the annual oil bill by 18% – a cost saving of £21 per month and £259 per annum for a typical 3 bedroom house. · Fit heating controls – simple...
Opinion
Wales earmarked to be a global innovation leader in the adoption of hydrogen as aviation fuel
...trucks, heating, and aviation. In this Transition Talk, we will dive into the viability of using hydrogen in aviation. To talk us through this, Anders Lorenzen, writing for Fuel Oil...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: All change please, all change!
...that a pragmatic approach to decarbonising the 1.7 million homes in the UK that use oil for heating should include replacing kerosene oil with a renewable liquid fuel or blend:...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: why change for the sake of change is not the change we need
...throughout the year, which leads me to my other obsession: evidence and data. In this latest edition of Fuel Oil News, UKIFDA has published its quarterly data analysis as part...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...