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Liquid fuel distribution sector to benefit from new format event in 2023
...still want to attend an annual event – hence the tailoring of the new one-day event in line with delegate and exhibitor feedback. And in 2024, we will be back...
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A change in direction for Thomas Silvey
...fleet management solution delivers visibility, compliance and cost control to fleets.” Since the launch of Miles Monitor over a year ago, Silvey Fleet has received positive feedback from companies who...
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UM Terminals makes senior appointment
...metres of bulk liquid storage, but the plan is to grow this to over 400,000 cubic metres. Product solutions include vegetable oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels...
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New OCRS report
...report altogether. Following representations by FTA, VOSA recognised that it had removed a useful compliance too and agreed to develop a bespoke report. At the workshop operators gave feedback on...
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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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Greenergy – additional biodiesel production
...manufactured and quality assured in our own facilities. “There are great opportunities to improve further the performance of both manufacturing sites by making best use of feedstock, through technology transfer...
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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
...heat usage • Tariff levels set to provide a better return for householders living off the gas grid • Budget management system similar to one introduced for the Feed-in Tariffs...
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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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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?
...is difficult to justify extensive usage of any derived from agricultural crops meaning that feedstock options to scale up production are limited. New carbon neutral or carbon negative fuels may...
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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
...the conversion of feedstock into alternative energy, improving conversion processes and measuring how the new technologies will impact the economy. Supported by a range of relevant industrial, academic and policy...
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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
...(which, effectively, encompasses the full refined products slate, as well as crude oil, feed stocks and NGLs) . Assessment of risks and mitigation measures In 2013, consulting firm, Purvin &...