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UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels
...(used for home heating and hot water) accepts the urgent need to decarbonise heating. Liquid fuel, more specifically a bio product, can be part of the solution to achieve net...
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Fuel for thought…
The oil heating market has contracted significantly over recent years, because of what can legitimately be described as the ‘perfect storm’, says marketing consultant John Switzer, who works with Carbery...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...when used in transportation. Currently no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for heating use are subject to an additional c10p per litre. The...
Insight
HVO: An industry update
...there is demand for HVO in the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to existing heating fuels. TRA chief executive...
Analysis
A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data
...2021 which provided options for households to choose two forms of heating. According to the census, 8% of homes have two or more forms of heating, excluding renewables such as...
News
Firebird highlights HVO opportunity during Minister’s visit
Firebird Heating Solutions took the opportunity to raise the profile of HVO as a sustainable alternative for home heating when Minister for Finance Jack Chambers met with the organisation’s 100-plus...
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Oil heating more compatible with off-grid homes
...pumps performed poorly, causing higher running costs w hile failing to keep homes warm. By contrast, oil heating is much more compatible with rural homes off the mains gas network.”...
Insight
Industry data: the latest update from the UKIFDA databank
...average number of heating degree days (HDD) was 6.9. Heating oil Consumption March 2023 saw the highest consumption since February 2021. Between April 2022 and March 2023, heating oil consumption...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...and heating oil Biofuels consumption in transport Domestic gas consumption Ofgem Price Cap Update on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Update on HVO data Temperature and heating days The average temperature...
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Strategic acquisition completes Rix Petroleum’s energy provision for domestic customers
...Heating Specialists, based on Staites Road, Preston, for an undisclosed sum. The move follows two other acquisitions in the domestic energy sector and completes the family company’s heating and plumbing...
Insight
Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor
...commitment to cease supply of heating oil to properties off the gas grid during the 2020s, when use of liquid fuels for space heating is envisaged to fall to ‘very...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to start biofuel transition
...heating in their homes through the use of biofuels. The trade association is working with others within the liquid fuels supply chain, including OFTEC, to lobby the UK and Irish...
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...
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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
UKIFDA says off grid homeowners across Great Britain are seeing prices of heating oil drop by up to 27% since the same time last year, according to the latest figures...
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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 encourages homeowners to begin transition to biofuels
In a campaign launched by UKIFDA, the 114,000 households across Wales which use oil heating are being advised on a plan to decarbonise the heating in their homes through the...
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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...
Interview
Mitchell & Webber: driving the ground breaking campaign for a liquid fuel future
...their heating, either for financial or practical reasons. In a rural area like ours, with many older properties that can’t be easily converted to other sources of low-carbon heating, a...