News
Search on for tanker driver of the year
UKIFDA has launched its annual search for the finest tanker driver in the liquid fuels distribution industry. Sponsored once again by OAMPS, the specialist insurance advisor to the hazardous fuels...
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Knowledge
Questions remain as alternative fuel payments commence to heating oil users
...alternative fuels for heating may be eligible for a £200 Alternative Fuels Payment (AFP) if both the following are true: the household is not connected to the mains gas grid...
News
Fuel Oil News mini-league: will 2024/25 be your season?
...as well as producing innovative and environmentally sustainable liquid fuels, we are delighted that ESL Fuels will continue as sponsor of the FON mini-league for the new season. Successful launch...
Interview
Bedford Fuels: fuel distribution one year on
At the start of this year, we spoke with Bedford Fuels Ltd, an ambitious new entrant into the fuel distribution community. The company celebrated its 1st anniversary at the beginning...
Interview
Driving progress: getting behind the wheel to break barriers
...makes up for it.” A more diverse and inclusive industry Abby Turner, Director of Moorland Fuels, said: “The fuel industry has traditionally been male dominated, but companies like Moorland Fuels...
Opinion
Wales earmarked to be a global innovation leader in the adoption of hydrogen as aviation fuel
...News, spoke to Matt Hindle, Head of Net Zero at Wales and West Utilities (WWU), who is actively working on the inclusion of hydrogen in its aviation fleet. The conversation...
Opinion
Government must deliver a low carbon fuels strategy to meet transport decarbonisation targets
...Greg Smith MP commented: “Decarbonisation goals will only be met across the logistics sector if there is a more open-minded approach to both transitionary fuels and long-term fuels for the...
News
£800,000 investment expands HVO fuel trials
...road transport, to include off-grid home heating.” OFTEC and UKIFDA are providing regular updates on the new fuel through the information website www.futurereadyfuel.info. View renewable liquid fuels in action video...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes Government’s E10 announcement
...added to petrol to reduce the fuel’s carbon emissions. The introduction of E10 is a practical step that increases renewable fuel use in the UK now and UKPIA looks forward...
News
EET celebrates Stanlow centenary by launching 100 community project grants
The Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port is celebrating its centenary in 2024 and, as part of the celebrations, the refinery complex owner, EET Fuels, is offering 100 grants to support...
News
Trade publications come together to support the fuel distribution market
Fuel Oil News and Downstream join forces under one industry title. UKIFDA and Ashley & Dumville, the publisher of Fuel Oil News, are pleased to announce that, as of October,...
Opinion
A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment
...HVO for commercial customers and participation in the joint UKIFDA and OFTEC Future Ready Fuels Project, are just some of the other ways we support the adoption of cleaner fuels...
Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...10ppm sulphur content 1st January 2012 Global marine fuels- max. 3.5% wt. sulphur content. 1st January 2015 ECAs – max. 0.10% wt. sulphur content 1st January 2020 All marine fuels...
Opinion
Industry support for sustainable aviation fuel mandates
Responding to DfT’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Mandate, UKPIA has indicated its support for the implementation of a mandate to promote the deployment of SAF in the UK. As the...
Interview
In Conversation with Phillips 66 Limited
...fuels. In 2020, the latest investment in its growing renewable fuels infrastructure came in the form of a massive processing unit that will convert used cooking oil (UCO) into low-carbon fuel....
Opinion
UKIFDA submits views on Scottish Commission’s work plan
...contribution liquid biofuels can make. Biofuels are cost-effective for homeowners, providing an immediate reduction in carbon emissions for minimal outlay as the fuel can be swapped in place of heating...
News
Distributor diaries April 23: the latest updates from our distributor community
...can be read here. WCF Fuels North West apprentice driver is award nominee Lancashire-based distributor, WCF Fuels North West is excited to announce that one of the company’s apprentices, Danny...
Insight
Irish Heating Alliance calls for ‘pragmatic addition’ to home decarbonisation policy
The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating (TAZCH) has published a new report titled “Sustainable Heating: here & now.” The report finds that introducing a tested 20% renewable liquid heating fuel...