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Backing the government’s new fuel poverty strategy for England
...all it can bring to non-gas households. “In addition to this new fund, there is even more good news for those individuals who live in houses that use oil heating...
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UKIFDA EXPO proceeds tackle fuel poverty
...NEA, we couldn’t be happier to be supporting the fantastic work NEA does to tackle fuel poverty.” In the UK, there are approximately 4 million households that are fuel poor,...
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Industry event returns to raise £96,500
...responded more generously than we could ever have hoped. 600 friends and colleagues gathered in the Roundhouse, not just to celebrate the opportunity to be together again, but to stand...
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Crown Oil’s new fuel for fleet
...HVO to encourage uptake. Matthew added: “When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we hope the government will adopt a multi-point strategy to include the use of high-content renewable...
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An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...applying for government innovation funding and are hopeful this will be successful. “There is increasing recognition by policy makers that many off-gas-grid households will not be able to convert to...
News
Vulnerable rural households hit by discrepancies
...of fuel poor households in England has risen to over 2.5 million. OFTEC says recent revisions to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme don’t go far enough in ensuring that low...
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National Grid targets off-grid fuel poverty
...homes and will also fund programmes to help people with health conditions living in fuel poor households. “Around 4.5 million households across the country are in fuel poverty,” said John Pettigrew, chief...
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Fuel poverty could affect an extra 300,000 households this winter
Around 300,000 households could face fuel poverty in the next few weeks thanks to the continued rise in energy prices. Fuel poverty has been defined as a household spending more...
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Fuel poverty – distributors get together
...in support of this initiative. There are 2.28m households in the UK living in fuel poverty. The scheme is being trialled in the Midlands area which has fuel poverty rates...
Insight
What future for heating oil?
Current perspectives The recent (2011) OFT Off-Grid Energy Study assessed that approximately four million UK households were not connected to the gas grid, of which around 1.6 million use kerosene...
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Olleco takes fundraising to new heights
...seven friends cycled from Geneva to Venice covering 900 kilometres and heights of 21,000 meters over seven days. Looking to raise £100,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities UK and Ronald...
Opinion
Industry support for sustainable aviation fuel mandates
...mandate states, using multiple technology pathways focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions is the most efficient way to implement low carbon intensity SAFs in the aviation fuel supply chain....
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Open to debate in Ireland
...the Fuel Oil News team hopes you will call at stand C40 to share both your concerns and your hopes about the industry’s future. We also look forward very much...
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Distributor diaries December 2023: updates from our distributor community
...We hope you had fun in the kitchen IPU Group and managed to avoid a soggy bottom! Half Marathon success for LCM Environmental team LCM Environmental Services Ltd, the Lancashire-based,...
Analysis
UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation
...shares similar views: “I expect demand for HVO to increase, and hopefully supply will increase with it. It would be great if HVO really takes off as a substitute fuel...
Interview
In Profile – Chloe Crofts
Welcome to March’s edition of our special monthly feature which gives you the opportunity to ‘meet’ an industry figure and, hopefully, to discover another side to them beyond the well-known...
Interview
Mitchell & Webber: driving the ground breaking campaign for a liquid fuel future
...ourselves, and explain what HVO is and can do, in the hope of securing support and agreement to trial the new fuel. We had to provide the right information, reassurance,...
Opinion
New UK Global Tariff gets positive response
...UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), Stephen Marcos Jones said; “It is encouraging that government has listened to industry. We hope to see reciprocal tariffs delivered through Free Trade Agreements, particularly...