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The future pathway for liquid fuel heating
The key theme of OFTEC’s 2018 annual conference was liquid fuel heating’s future. OFTEC CEO Paul Rose updated members and guests on the key steps achieved since the trade association’s...
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Call for affordable low carbon heating solutions to overcome biggest barrier
Recent data has identified that cost is the biggest barrier to consumer uptake for low carbon heating systems leading to growing calls for more affordable solutions. The new data from...
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New heating oil website launched
...(FPS) and OFTEC have also teamed up to launch www.oilsave.org.uk to campaign to protect the market share for oil heating and cooking, due to go live on 1 November. www.heatingoil.co.uk www.oilsave.org.uk...
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Oil – the cheapest form of heating since July 2014
With the first month of Autumn underway, many customers will be thinking about turning on the heating for the first time in a few months. For those on heating oil,...
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Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
...in heating costs of 14% and 16.5% respectively. the price of oil has decreased by 2.18%. Directly comparing the price of heating a three bedroom home in January 2011 to...
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WANTED – positive change in home heating and energy policies
Mark Askew – hopeful of a change in policies relating to the off grid sector and in particular the oil heating industry The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is looking...
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Industry unites to discuss the future of liquid fuel heating
...a low carbon solution to secure the future of liquid fuel heating will be the focal point of this month’s OFTEC’s 2018 annual conference which takes place at the Hilton...
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Crude oil trend boosts heating oil prices
Rising from an average of 34.40ppl including VAT in September to 39.90ppl in October, UK heating oil prices have risen 16% – the steepest increase since the winter of 2010. ...
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Questions remain as alternative fuel payments commence to heating oil users
Earlier this month the government announced the start of alternative fuel payments to domestic and non-domestic users of heating oil but, with end users still raising questions regarding the payment...
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The future of liquid fuel heating
...been working hard behind the scenes for a number of months now to prepare our vision for the future of off grid domestic heating,” said OFTEC CEO Paul Rose who...
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Clean Heat Grant proposed to accelerate low carbon heating
...and push the nation towards its net-zero target for 2050 by phasing out high carbon fossil fuel heating. In the Government’s publication of its consultation on future support for low...
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Cross party support sees renewable liquid heating fuel obligation amendment passed by parliament
...a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation was passed without objection. Released on Friday, the amendment (new clause 63) mirrors proposals put forward by former environment secretary George Eustice in response...
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OFTEC and FPS call for a radical shake up to home heating policies
...to home heating policies for the UK. The letter, sent to election candidates representing the majority of rural constituencies in the UK, calls for a greater and more pragmatic approach...
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Misleading claims from renewable heating supplier – ASA ruling
...the renewable heating supplier wrongly claimed that ‘oil heating will be outlawed by 2030’ and encouraged schools and colleges to switch to alternative systems ahead of the 2030 ‘deadline’. The...
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Promoting oil heating and cooking
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has teamed up with OFTEC to mount a marketing and public relations campaign to protect the market share for oil heating and cooking. The...
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Distributors act swiftly to protect heating oil customers from supply shortages
Following the mild early winter, a sudden arctic blast towards the end of 2022 saw home-heating oil orders ‘go ballistic’ with many distributors in Ireland and the UK mainland implementing...
Opinion
Northern Ireland Government warned over heating sector decarbonisation plans
...must be options considered that won’t leave them behind on the road to net zero. Heating oil is currently used in over 500,000 homes in Northern Ireland. A recent analysis...
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Chancellor visits Worcester Bosch to see the future of heating
Worcester Bosch has met with the chancellor of the exchequer, Sajid Javid MP, to present its developments in low-carbon heating technology. (l-r) Robin Walker MP, Sajid Javid MP and Carl...