News
Seeing HVO in action
Redruth-based Mitchell and Webber, the first company in the UK to put HVO fuel to the test during the successful trials started last November, has supplied the renewable hydrotreated vegetable...
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Is the case for HVO strong enough?
The March issue of Fuel Oil News looks in depth at the industry efforts to find future fuel solutions. Image credit: Mitchell and Webber. Find out more the HVO trials,...
Opinion
The billion barrel blow and why it may mean more pivoting in the fuel sector
...HVO. Challenges with HVO So far, so great. Not quite. HVO does have some inherent issues, just like the biofuel issues outlined above. • Expensive. HVO can be costly, so...
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Volvo Trucks – synthetic diesel for all engines
...for HVO in FL and FE Euro-6 engines with other engine variants to follow After extensive field testing of the renewable synthetic diesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils), Volvo Trucks has...
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Nicholl Fuel Oils achieves a fuel first
...Clean Air HVO rather than regular diesel: “With up to 90% reduction in net CO2 greenhouse emissions, Clean Air HVO fuel is significantly better for our environment than a regular...
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MPs support bill to incentivise renewable liquid fuels
A proposal to incentivise rural households to use HVO to fuel their heating systems has been put to parliament. On Wednesday 11th January, the influential Cornish Conservative MP and former...
News
Distributor diaries – latest updates from our fuel distributor community
...first ever HVO village Visiting Kehelland, where properties have been converted to HVO, to meet with village residents and industry leaders, local MP George Eustice said: “It is vital that...
Interview
In conversation with George Eustice MP
...HVO as a heating fuel but became aware through the Weedons – owners of Cornwall-based distributor, Mitchell and Webber. One of their early HVO projects involved a school at Gwinear,...
News
Crown Oil’s new fuel for fleet
...vehicles on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Crown Oil, based in Bury, has now called on the UK government to introduce tax relief on fuels such as HVO to encourage greater...
Opinion
A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment
...our commitment to supporting businesses as they navigate their energy transition journey. HVO – the promising fuel plugging the net zero gap Let’s take Certas Energy Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)...
News
Winner of UKIFDA Innovation Award announced
...potential alternative for every oil-reliant home. “We will continue to update the Government on the success of the HVO trials, together with UKIFDA and OFTEC, and hope HVO will soon...
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Government proposes Energy Bill amendment in response to industry calls to incentivise HVO
...been hugely successful since its introduction in 2008, would remove the financial barrier to the widespread adoption of HVO in domestic heating accelerating the decarbonisation of this sector. The amendment...
Opinion
Is there a place for biofuels in Ireland’s future energy strategy?
...incorporating HVO into the software for a 100% fuelled HVO boiler as long as we can demonstrate compliance with RED II sustainability criteria for HVO used for heating. We expect...
News
Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...across the UK converted to HVO. WCF was one of 16 heating oil distributors which took part in the HVO scheme, with its Carlisle-based business Allan Stobart Fuels delivering the...
News
Recognition for lead on fuel transition
...leading UK HVO supplier that can boast an impressive 18,945 tonnes of GHG CO2 saved to-date from their customers switching to HVO. “They are also the first and only UK...
News
Certas Energy named Alternative Fuel Provider of the Year for 2023
...reportable sustainable fuel. HVO is a popular choice for businesses looking to immediately cut their carbon footprint. As a drop-in alternative diesel, HVO reduces life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by up...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...on HVO originating in the United States of America. This will significantly increase the availability of HVO in the UK. The first US consignment of HVO was delivered to the...
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...redevelopment of natural ecosystems through Shell’s Nature Based Solutions programme. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) Another diesel replacement rapidly gaining traction is Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Manufactured from 100 per cent...