Opinion
OGUK welcomes climate report impetus
...to 75% of its total energy needs. This is reducing as renewable technologies expand but oil and gas are likely to be needed for many years. This means decarbonising them...
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New report highlights Scotland’s strengths in clean hydrogen
...in the next decade due to its unique geography, infrastructure and energy expertise. The report was commissioned by Scottish Enterprise and undertaken by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – what’s next for net zero?
...UK. He has described renewable energy as a “massive con,” stating that people are being “ripped off.” The architects of the net-zero target, the Conservative Party, have also expressed concerns,...
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Phillips 66 Humber refinery innovation in sustainable aviation fuel receives accolade
The Phillips 66 Humber Refinery has been awarded a special accolade by the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, Shevaun Haviland, for its innovation in sustainable aviation fuel...
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Oil – the cheapest of all major heating fuels
...data on comparative UK domestic heating prices, oil is now by far the cheapest of all the major heating fuels, costing just £930 a year to heat an average three...
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Crown Oil Group delivers carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
Bury-headquartered fuel supplier Crown Oil Group is celebrating achieving carbon neutral status as it marks its diamond jubilee and believes it is the first fuel company in the UK to...
Interview
Rapid growth keeps Exswift Fuels in the pink
A couple of years ago we chatted with Chloe Crofts, CEO of Exswift Fuels, a company, at that time, into its third year. With the domestic kerosene delivery business having...
News
Acquisition of electrical contractor Elektec further electrifies Greenarc services
Greenarc Limited, the nationwide fuel, clean energy and infrastructure company has announced its third investment in less than nine months with the acquisition of Lancashire-based company Elektec. The purchase of...
Opinion
Industry support for sustainable aviation fuel mandates
...UK to co-process waste oils to produce renewable fuels and now we will be the first to produce SAF at scale, and we are delighted British Airways is our first...
News
First HVO boiler on new build site in Northern Ireland
With support rapidly growing for the use of renewable liquid fuels in the decarbonisation of home heating, another ‘first’ has recently been achieved. A new build property in Northern Ireland...
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West Cork school makes history as Ireland’s first to be heated using HVO
...renewable biofuel terminal, the fuel presented the rural school with a cost effective way to reduce environmental impact with minimal disruption A Firebird HVO boiler, installed by service engineer Concubhar...
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Oil price recovery and staycations fuel growth for J.R. Rix & Sons
...the company’s new manufacturing base, as well as the spiralling cost of materials. Increased market share Fuel supplier, Rix Petroleum – the largest business in the Group – also reported...
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£30 million hydrogen bus fleet and refuelling station deployed around Gatwick Airport
...of Britain’s leading bus and rail operators, has launched a pioneering fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses to carry passengers on routes in the Gatwick Airport, Crawley and Horley area....
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Family business targets forecourts with launch of ‘HVO Diesel For Resale’ offer
Grangemouth-based LubiQ is a family-run business that supplies HVO fuel as well as a host of other fleet and auto supplies. Describing itself as a ‘dynamic and responsive’ business that...
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TOTY Runner UP: WP Group – ‘tankers that symbolise who we are’
Southampton-headquartered WP Group is an innovative fuel distribution company with a growing team committed to fuelling change and helping businesses achieve their sustainability goals through the fuel they use. With...
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Government urged to set achievable SAF targets and consider impacts on kerosene supply
...jet fuel in 2025 would be unachievable, even according to the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) own modelling of low carbon fuel feedstocks. While the UK Government accepts that 0.5% is...
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World first ‘waste to biofuels’ plant progresses to FEED stage
...of Greenergy’s ongoing investment in renewables, the plant will convert municipal waste to biofuel and will meet the UK’s RTFO legislation as a development fuel. Located on the Protos site...
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Unveiled! Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year winner for 2023
...like HVO. “Although renewable fuels are not yet widely available at forecourts across the UK, we have been at the forefront of advocating renewables since 2017, well before the gradual...