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A new build property in Northern Ireland is, for the first time, heated by an HVO-fuelled boiler.

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First HVO boiler on new build site in Northern Ireland

...is, for the first time, being centrally heated by an HVO-fuelled boiler at the request of the environmentally conscious homeowner. As David Blevings, of NIOF and OFTEC explains: “We have...

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Scotland’s first vegetable oil heated home

...Allan, managing director, James D Bilsland put her own Stirlingshire-based home forward to be part of the nationwide trial, backed by UKIFDA and OFTEC, converting the heating system in her...
Why no one should be feeling comfortable

Opinion

Ken’s Corner: Are you sitting comfortably?

...the Ukraine invasion. This is a clear message that a significant number of people cannot afford the increases and are therefore reducing their consumption. According to Malcolm Farrow from OFTEC,...
Ken Cronin

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?

...Now that the clocks have changed, and winter has arrived, UKIFDA and OFTEC have launched the annual Winter Wise consumer campaign. The campaign provides easy steps for consumers to follow...
BBC News covers the Cornish village where properties have been converted to run on HVO.

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BBC throws a spotlight on successful HVO project

...Kehelland as part of the UKIFDA and OFTEC-led Future Ready Fuels project, also features. Highlighting the dilemma facing many of the 40,000 Cornwall homes heated by oil who “can’t afford...

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Cheaper heating bills for oil households

...Jeremy Hawksley, director general of OFTEC, said: “This is further positive news for oil households which have continued to benefit from relatively consistent heating costs over the past three years.”...