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Could electrifying thermal processes help refiners to lower their carbon footprint?

Opinion

Could electrification decarbonise petrochemical refining?

...to use electric process heating systems with far fewer size constraints than energy and environmental engineers previously imagined and secondly, the control of these megawatt size heating systems is demonstrated...

News

Oil-fired homes – the clear winners

...existing buildings in the Republic of Ireland. “Oil prices have tumbled once more, making oil heating the cheapest form of home heating regardless of location, type of property and whether...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – Who will win the race?

...of replacing fossil fuels for heating requirements that can’t currently be met by the gas grid, heat pumps or district heating networks.” We are working closely with our partners at...

News

A more diverse energy era for OFTEC

Adrian Lightwood – “The Heating and Renewables Roadshows present an excellent opportunity to showcase OFTEC’s new scopes of registration” The Oil-Fired Technical Association (OFTEC) is to showcase its new scopes...

News

UKIFDA supports TRA proposals on HVO

...for heating industry in the UK is currently concentrating on renewable liquid fuels as a replacement for conventional fossil-based heating oil, in particular Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The fuel provides...

Opinion

Response to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan

The liquid fuel distribution industry believes that the Government must not ignore the use and benefits of renewable liquid fuels in home heating. There are nearly 700,000 homes in Ireland...

Opinion

Creating a low carbon energy system

...commodities can say the same.  “Heating oil is still one of the most competitive sources of heating. This needs to be taken into consideration when we plan for the future.”  ...

News

Fuel poor left out in the cold

...develop a heating strategy that is fair for all and will help those most in need. Fuel poverty data released by the Office of National Statistics earlier this year shows...

Opinion

New ECO3 proposal to exclude oil boilers

...the deadline for responses is this Sunday (29th April). Under the new proposals, oil-heated households will still be eligible to fit energy efficiency measures such as insulation and heating controls...

Interview

The battle to offer a competitive product

...heating season, is putting pressure on the sector, as people use their central heating as a last resort. “People are burning turf or whatever fuel they can and supplementing this...

News

Winner of UKIFDA Innovation Award announced

...a real difference in the industry’s drive to make renewable liquid fuel a viable alternative to heating oil for off the gas grid properties. Sponsored by industry trade magazine Fuel...

News

Northern Ireland – an overdependence on oil?

When kerosene is being distributed by taxi rather than tanker, it’s time to take action. Air your views on the heating oil market, among other hot topics, at the Distributor...

News

Net Zero report – FPS and OFTEC respond  

...flow through to the other. Hybrid heating systems and the need for salient data The report mentioned that hybrid heating systems could be an appropriate solution for a subset of...