Interview
Crown Oil – delivering carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...to deal with. “One of the areas we are going to be reliant on for the foreseeable future, however, is the grid for our additional electricity supply. Until this is...
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Analysis
Greenergy expands its role in the UK supply chain
...the UK’s fuel supply chain as it pushes ahead with a major programme of infrastructure investment and develops its in-house logistics operation in Greenergy Flexigrid. The company is already the...
Analysis
Fuels Industry UK: Industrial Strategy falls short on sector support
...heavy manufacturing sectors. Connections accelerator for grid access A new fast-track “Connections Accelerator” will be launched by year-end to speed up grid connections for major investment projects, targeting industries poised...
News
The future of liquid fuel heating
...vision to improve energy efficiency and carbon reduction for off grid homes at the trade association’s annual conference and AGM at the Puckrup Hotel in Tewksbury. The vision focuses on...
News
UKIFDA supportive of Scottish energy consultation proposals
...new technologies given the fabric of the building allows for a range of solutions but off gas grid homes are not the easy low hanging fruit that many seem to...
News
Essar building a brand in the UK
...complex The tanker, which is set to become a familiar sight on the motorways of north west England, will be used on commercial deliveries. Operated by Flexigrid, Essar’s haulage service...
Insight
Irish Heating Alliance calls for ‘pragmatic addition’ to home decarbonisation policy
...heating sector. These include the cost of installing a heat pump (even with SEAI grants), the associated disruption to the household and bottlenecks regarding access to the electricity grid, as...
News
Logistics UK announces shortlist for its Logistics Awards 2024
...Chapman Freeborn, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Kerry Logistics UK, Metro Decarbonisation Champion of the Year: DFDS Logistics, Gist Limited, Greenergy Flexigrid Ltd, Nestlé UK&I, Peel Ports Group, John Lewis Partnership (JLP),...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: All change please, all change!
...Provides choice to rural households Removes costly upfront expenditure Avoids consumer disruption Government grants not needed Meets existing carbon budgets Avoids electric grid upgrades The workforce already exists Incorporates existing...
News
FPS warns of the dangers of making early technology decisions for heating
...grid buildings and we would welcome the opportunity of setting up a working group with minister Bruton. “We are not trying to protect the heating oil industry at all costs...
News
Heating oil – a year as the cheapest form of energy
...also written to all rural MPs urging them to spread the top tips message. “There are 1.25 million off grid mainly rural homeowners who can save more money on their...
Opinion
OFTEC and UKIFDA response to the British Energy Security Strategy
...energy you don’t use, so this is where the new strategy should have started. “We are particularly concerned about off-gas grid households that use oil heating. The government has stated...
Market Report
Vehicle batteries: An alternative approach that REDUCES the infrastructure challenge
...ahead towards a very different vision – battery swapping! Gone are the requirements for a costly network of mega-chargers, making huge demands on the grid and rapidly degrading truck batteries...
Opinion
Transition talk
...next, albeit local adjustments may need to be made. For example, in some countries excess solar energy cannot be fed into the grid. However, we can help implement energy storage...
Analysis
Industry responds to the King’s Speech
...its ambitions through its first King’s Speech, and our members will welcome the new legislation to accelerate the delivery of critical transport and energy grid infrastructure. With the right planning...
News
BBC coverage for Kehelland HVO project
...Kehelland community conversion also aired recently on BBC national news. Watch the full BBC report below, which adds further momentum to the call for inclusion of HVO in rural off-grid...
News
UKIFDA launches trio of fuel distribution industry awards
...liquid fuel distributor Mitchell & Webber for making a big difference in the industry-wide drive for renewable liquid fuel to become a viable alternative to heating oil for off-grid properties....
News
Fuel poor left out in the cold
...scheme open to low income households is the ECO initiative but this is due to finish in April 2017. Meanwhile, the only option for rural, off-grid households that don’t qualify...