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UM Terminals makes senior appointment
...Essar Oil, Peel Ports and Peel Airports. UM Terminals recently put in place a new strategic growth plan to build on the substantial investment the business has made into upgrading...
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Trade body name change reflects move towards more sustainable fuels
...low carbon fuels such as renewable diesel, biofuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which use non-petroleum feedstocks.” Representing eight manufacturing, supply and marketing companies that operate the six major oil...
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The best forecourt in Scotland
...service. Employees at the site listen to feedback to ensure the product range meets the customers’ needs. Within our growing company portfolio of 23 company-owned sites, Carronvale deserves its standing...
Opinion
Is there a market for building vehicles to run on alternative fuels?
...biofuels – and, results have been both clear and encouraging. Feedback tells us that cost savings of up to 20% are available, with conversion payback times on investment around 24...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...web integration. With our integrated solution, customers can place an order on a distributor’s website, and this will feed into the back-office software, be scheduled and transferred to the in-cab...
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DECC proposes excluding biofuels from domestic RHI
...tariff of 4.1p/kWh – the same rate as for approved, solid biomass fuels. Although the expected timeframe for its introduction remains unchanged (summer 2013), proposed levels of financial support for...
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UM Terminals invests millions in its Liverpool terminal
...oils, fertiliser and key growth areas of biofuels and biofuel feed stocks. The company is also underway transferring across to low carbon tank heating technology, part of the wider UM...
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Driving academy launch solves distributor driver shortage
...feedback from our first cohort to see how we can further enhance the excellent training and support we already provide. “Our aim is to reduce the need for external recruitment...
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Open to debate in Ireland
l-r From Corrib Oil in Co Galway – Tom Connolly, Gerry Mullen, Matt Stratford, Eamonn Dalton, with Neil Stewart, Stewart Oils, Co Roscommon 70% of distributors who completed the feedback...
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QM Recycled Energy unveils new HQ
...plastic in lieu of using feedstocks from fossil fuels. Tim StClair-Pearce, QMRE CEO, said: “This is a highly significant chapter in the development of QMRE’s nationwide network of plastic waste-2-oil...
Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...such as Particulate Matter (PMs), mostly from transport and personal /household activities, also results in harmful medical conditions such as respiratory, blood and circulation, and heart conditions. Can carbon dioxide...
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A clear vision for the future of our industry
...to achieve a circular economy thanks to developments in feedstocks, operations, fuels and products. UKPIA’s vision for the long-term future of the downstream oil sector is a positive one. “It...
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Aston University to train UK’s next-gen decarbonisation experts
...Secretary, Michelle Donelan. The centre is to receive almost £8million of government money with the remainder being made up through match funding, and support from industry and the four universities....
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February 2016 update
...feed, heat and transport. And if demand is looking a little more patchy, it is still growing – and most definitely growing in China. OK, the Chinese Stock Market seems...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...year, 2019. This shows that import dependency for diesel represents around 55% of inland demand and, for Jet A1, just over 75%. About 35% of diesel imports were sourced from...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
...store over 95% of carbon used in the process. The funding will also support a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a new hydrogen-fired combined heat and power (CHP) at...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – time to reflect
...the agenda for the next few months. Legislative influence and regulatory guidance We have a new government in the UK, and while their policies on heating and transport are not...
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Joining in the festive fun
...there’s another beak to feed…. Eric is the creation of automotive products manager Adrian Hill, who has composed catchy Christmas songs and videos about the escapee turkey for the past five festive...