Opinion
UKIFDA responds to government consultations
...adds; “Households are already dealing with the financial strain caused by COVID-19 – and to impose further costs now seems out of the reach for many off-grid homeowners. “Instead of...
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Opinion
The Energy Act: One year on – where is the promised consultation?
...modification to the boiler, which only took a few hours. “For rural off-grid households who can’t afford a heat pump or would need to undertake significant disruptive changes to their...
News
£800,000 investment expands HVO fuel trials
...Buildings Strategy (more here) which recognises the role of renewable liquid fuels in the decarbonisation of off-grid homes. The demonstration will see properties immediately benefit from an 88% reduction in...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...of our launch plan as we celebrate what we have achieved for off-grid households and what more we will be doing for them in the future. April then became the...
News
UKIFDA submits its views on the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy
...this will have a positive impact on off-grid home heating transition plans.” The right technology for the right home Many of the homes in Northern Ireland heated by oil are...
Analysis
Ambitious EV growth targets raise UK grid concerns but what of the impact on oil demand?
...power demand, according to energy analysts at Montel, though there are concerns whether capacity buildout will be adequate. As the UK government works towards a carbon-free grid by the end...
News
Calls for Government support as oil homes switch to fossil-free HVO in numbers
...demonstrate the viability of HVO in not just domestic homes, but a wide variety of different buildings and oil appliances as off-grid properties are all unique” says John Weedon, director...
Opinion
New analysis shows UK may need to turn to coal to keep the lights on this winter
...cannot be found or demand voluntarily reduced, National Grid ESO will be required to take drastic action and disconnect customers, such as energy intensive industries, from the grid. While LCP’s...
Analysis
Government urged to listen to constituent concerns over home heat decarbonisation choices
...million off gas grid UK households, many of them in rural communities, who rely on heating oil to heat their homes, are facing little choice in their route to decarbonising...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...connected to the gas grid in England from 2026 and non-domestic buildings not connected to the gas grid from 2024. Households will not be forced to remove their existing boilers,...
Insight
The growth of natural gas in Ireland
...the 8,500 mile gas grid infrastructure through its Gas Networks Ireland subsidiary. The grid comprises a 1,500 mile pipeline transmission network and 7,000 miles of distribution networks. Market development Gas...
Insight
Government Spending Review 2025: A promise to deliver the Warm Homes Plan ‘in full’
...off-grid properties The 1.5 million off-gas-grid homes which are mainly oil-heated are included in the scope of the Warm Homes Plan. These households will be eligible for grants covering insulation,...
News
Backing the government’s new fuel poverty strategy for England
...off-grid homes too. “The combination of low income together with the highest energy bills means many are struggling to keep their homes warm and are living in fuel poverty. Currently,...
News
Industry partnership will deliver low-carbon LPG replacement plant
...at Circular Fuel’s planned plant at Teesworks, Teesside. The agreement is to produce renewable and recycled DME (a low-carbon liquid gas which allows off-grid businesses and households, reliant on LPG,...
News
Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
UKIFDA says off grid homeowners across Great Britain are seeing prices of heating oil drop by up to 27% since the same time last year, according to the latest figures...
Interview
In conversation with George Eustice MP
...of an early ban on replacement boilers for off-grid and quite welcomed it being removed.” Another call from all sides is to decouple the electricity and gas prices. “Personally, I...
News
Heating oil’s future – making a difference
...shape plans for phasing out fossil fuel heating in off-grid buildings in the 2020s to assist in its overall target,” explains Guy Pulham. “There are plenty of things that can...
News
FPS calls on chancellor to do more for off grid homeowners
...the off-grid sector and assist the 1.25m mainly rural homeowners who are using heating oil. Chief executive Mark Askew has written to Mr Hammond asking for a raft of measures...