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Biofuels for heat, transport and electricity
...interim target to meet the equivalent of 50% of Scottish electricity demand from renewables by 2015. The government’s domestic RHI scheme is due to open to applicants in the summer....
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Zero-emission hydrogen buses travel 1 million miles
...Demand for its zero emission buses has been so great that output from its Ballymena factory this year will be double that achieved last year. And an impressive 70 per...
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Kingspan Environmental’s SonicSignalman
Kingspan Environmental’s SonicSignalman electronic oil-level monitoring system now has a NEW SMS feature, allowing oil companies to send text messages to end-users. The SonicSignalman is a onepart device that uses...
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Industry specialist Rapidstart celebrates 10 years of growth and sector success
...in the ADR and petrochemical space 2024 – turnover exceeded £4 million 2025 – the company launched its Permanent Recruitment and Executive Search divisions to support growing client demand for...
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Commission intervention raises fresh questions over Ireland’s Renewable Heat Obligation design
...routes emerge for gas and liquid heating fuels Why it matters For Irish distributors and suppliers serving oil-heated homes, the final shape of the RHO could directly influence future product...
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New marine gas oil facility
Certas Energy has announced a new facility supplying marine gas oil MGO <0.1% sulphur DMA grade at Port of Tyne in North Shields. The facility, which comprises of a new...
Knowledge
Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums
Operating a fleet of vehicles is a complex and demanding task, and fleet insurance premiums are a significant cost that can eat into your bottom line. As a fleet manager,...
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Industry professionals debate heating strategies
...scrappage scheme. With sales of new oil condensing boilers so far this year up 9% on 2014 levels, there is clearly a strong demand and an opportunity to make considerable...
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Oil Tank Supplies rebrands to OTS Group
As part of a wider corporate rebranding and repositioning strategy, Oil Tank Supplies Ltd announced its name change to OTS Group Ltd in late April. Steve Gain, managing director at...
Market Report
Concerts and carbon – what price entertainment?
...to cover demand, whilst Quantas added 16 flights and 4,800 extra tickets. Sustainability All of this tells us that mega music events are not particularly environmentally friendly, and to counter...
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EVC – first UK nationwide roll-out
...of this technology, satisfying this growing demand.” The chargers will become part of ChargePoint Services existing GeniePoint Network, run and managed by its GeniePoint Platform. “Electric Vehicle Charging is now...
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Greenergy expands biodiesel manufacturing plants
...will allow for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels to reduce emissions. Significant increase...
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Will summer fuel prices skyrocket in the UK?
...like Iraq, Libya and Venezuela has resulted in the relative scarcity of crude supplies. Seasonality Supply and demand is a large contributor to winter price rises. When heating oil users...
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Industry partnership will deliver low-carbon LPG replacement plant
...produce over 50,000 tonnes of low-carbon LPG replacement, providing over 5% of UK’s LPG demand. The developer of the plant, Circular Fuels, sees advanced gasification specialists KEW Technology, join forces...
Opinion
UKPIA calls on Government to speed up hydrogen transport plans or risk net zero
...that hydrogen production has an associated demand that can be supplied. Otherwise, there is a risk that production plants could start without customers, or transport and storage infrastructure standing idle...
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Greenergy aims to develop green hydrogen supply chain in joint study with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies
...chemically bound to a thermal oil for safe storage and bulk shipping, leveraging the existing infrastructure for liquid fuels. Temporarily absorbed to the LOHC the hydrogen can be transported and...
Insight
Fuel distribution and veterans: a perfect fit
In recent years, there have been an increased number of ex-military personnel joining the fuel industry. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke to several of those...
Opinion
The future for the UK’s refineries
An introduction from Fuels Industry UK The sector has changed considerably over the last century with rapid growth of demand, global oil shortages, the three-day working week and regulation requiring...