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:...
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Leading industry company celebrates 50 years of innovation
...in oil fired central heating by manufacturing domestic oil storage tanks.” Timing is everything “We started in a cowshed at Churchdown near Cheltenham. The tanks were manufactured in the old...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
...to adopt renewables and numbers of community buying schemes climbing – join in the debate on the future of oil heating. Many industry experts have committed to attending, while others...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: why change for the sake of change is not the change we need
...renewable liquid heating fuel obligation and pressing the government to get on with the consultation they promised last year. This is our effort to bring positive change while providing consumers...
Interview
An interview with Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA
...to build in 2023. In Ireland, we have made progress with the launch of the Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating and the AECOM report. And the frustrations? Without a doubt,...
News
Distributor diaries April 25: updates from our distributor community
...in partnership with UKIFDA, and, more recently, the Cosy Heating Club offering prizes and other benefits to monthly direct debit customers, “Craggs Energy and Moorland Fuel were also the first...
News
EOGB hits out at oil’s exclusion from ECO funding
...acknowledge ongoing innovation in the oil heating sector, following proposals to exclude oil from the next round of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. The proposed changes to ECO, which...
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Products and markets
...range consists of petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, LPG, fuel oil, gas oil and heating oil. With the exception of fuel oil and LPG all products can be transported via the...
Interview
Celebrating 50 years of innovation
...probably unemployable,” remembers co-founder Bruce Woodal. “Therefore, we decided we should start a business of our own and recognised there was an opportunity to seize in oil fired central heating...
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...
Insight
Sustainable low carbon liquid fuels: perspectives and prospects
...is being actively pursued by both UKIFDA and OFTEC – is to make the case for a sustainable low carbon liquid fuel in the domestic heating sector as a legitimate...
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...
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The case for low carbon fuels
When it comes to heating their off-grid homes, “cost will remain the most crucial consideration for homeowners who want quick, affordable solutions” says Paul Rose In decarbonising heat from rural...
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...