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ECO3 – oil is included!
...minimum, inefficient heating system replacements or innovation measures. “This is an important win for low income and vulnerable off-grid households,” commented OFTEC CEO Paul Rose. “As the key objective of...
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Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...as HVO more accessible and affordable for the estimated four million people who rely on off-grid heating. Around 1.7m homes in the UK currently use kerosene heating oil to heat...
Interview
DCC on ambitions for Ireland and energy transition
...come into the market. We’re also keen to build renewable heating oil into our supply base and, hopefully, get the support of the Government to help decarbonise the off-grid sector...
Interview
Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti
...the next decade, EVs plugged in at workplaces, destinations, fleet depots and delivery hubs can help support the grid by balancing peaks in electricity supply and demand. Here, CEO of...
Insight
Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK
...The construction of a national grid was designed to bring this newly discovered resource to the major markets and points of consumption around the country, where previously distribution of locally...
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Oil heating more compatible with off-grid homes
Jeremy Hawksley, OFTEC director general The proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is unlikely to tackle the problem of carbon emissions from rural homes, according to OFTEC. In a written response...
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...
Opinion
Will rising fuel prices accelerate the switch to renewables?
...can play a key part in decarbonisation and the transition to net zero in the coming decades. The image shows a farm utilising an off-grid battery storage system designed by...
Opinion
OFTEC disappointed with lack of support for HVO in Queen’s speech
In this statement of response to the Queen’s speech, Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs at OFTEC, urges Government to ensure a just transition for rural off-grid properties by supporting...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...home heating. The Chancellor is being urged to use his upcoming Statement to show he is on the side of off-grid homes and businesses. The Statement, which is due on...
Opinion
Time to ‘axe the tax’ on renewable liquid heating fuels
...increasingly clear the only solution to achieving the UK’s net zero ambitions is a pragmatic one. The diversity of off-grid housing stock lends itself to a multi technology solution. It’s...
News
HVO boost as biofuel boiler wins best renewable energy product
...a seamless transition for existing liquid fuel users and a simple option for Government to reduce carbon emissions in the off-grid sector. If all the c.700 thousand oil fired homes...
Interview
In profile with Adam Franklin of Greenergy Flexigrid
...facts. This month we chat with Adam Franklin, CEO of Greenergy Flexigrid. Give your career history in 25 words or fewer. 35 years operational, functional and general management roles in...
Insight
Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor
...high-carbon fossil fuels to heat homes that are not connected to the gas grid in England from 2026 and non-domestic buildings not connected to the gas grid from 2024. Households...
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Top rating for 50th ECO Stars member, Greenergy Flexigrid
The Thurrock ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme is celebrating its 50th member with the sign up of Greenergy Flexigrid, who has been awarded a top rating of five stars. The...
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An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...impressed by the work the industry has done on the winter trials,” said Ken Cronin, president of UKIFDA. “Both the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and the National Grid Future Energy...
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Showcasing oil heating’s future
There are two million off-grid homes in the UK and Ireland. Over the next 20 years, these homes will slowly but surely need to decarbonise. Along the way, greater energy...
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Helping with Ireland’s energy transition
...for everyone committed to cutting carbon in Ireland, our members currently deliver heating oil to 686,000 households, mainly in rural and off-grid locations where a great deal of consideration must...