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The future pathway for liquid fuel heating

...Clean Growth Strategy to phase out high carbon fossil fuel heating, whilst emphasising the viability of low carbon liquid fuels as a practical and cost-effective solution for off-grid homes. From...
Highland Fuels

Case Study

A digital transformation for Highland Fuels

...Ian Forsyth, Regional General Manager, Highland Fuels. Founded in Inverness in 1957, Highland Fuels is a growing, forward-thinking supplier of energy for homes, businesses, vehicles and marine craft in Scotland...

News

Industry professionals debate heating strategies

...poll held at OFTEC’s annual conference last month, over three-quarters of those questioned were looking towards hybrid heating systems, with oil working in tandem with renewable technologies. A further 16%...

Opinion

Call for certainty on renewable liquid fuel

Recognition of the potential for renewable liquid fuel solutions in decarbonising off-grid home heating is welcomed but industry calls for an end to ‘unacceptable limbo’. Industry trade associations UKIFDA and...

Opinion

How we can use hydrogen to achieve net zero

...is produced through electrolysis, where electricity from renewable sources splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. This process requires significant amounts of renewable electricity and specialised electrolysers, which are currently expensive...

News

OFTEC calls on new government to be ‘more realistic’

...measures accessible to many more households – especially the elderly and fuel poor – which now are excluded from the RHI because of the high upfront costs of renewables.”  www.oftec.org.uk...

Insight

The evolution of the UK biofuels sector

...percentage as biofuel or purchase Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFC) or pay in to the buy-out fund (at 30ppl) for the shortfall. Biofuels since the introduction of RTFO Since the...
Certas Energy HVO fuelling station

Interview

Certas Energy: leading the way in energy sustainability

...not just about switching fuels – it’s about using less energy wherever we can.” Decarbonising the liquid fuel industry Reflecting on the broader industry, Richard acknowledges that while progress is...
Luke Nolan

Interview

Fuelling the future: The voice of the next generation 

Many fuel businesses in our industry are family-owned and operated. As the next generation of family members becomes increasingly involved, Fuel Oil News wanted to hear their views. Claudia Weeks,...

News

The next generation of fuel distributors

...New Era Fuels core values, which attracted me to the position. New Era Fuels was undergoing a growth phase and required a full-time human resources manager. I felt very excited...