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...
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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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
£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....
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
Analysis
Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel ones as transition drives growth
...power from nuclear and renewable sources, electricity grids and storage, electric vehicles manufacturing and energy efficiency. Efforts to decarbonise the energy sector are driving employment trends, according to the IEA,...
Opinion
Industry body says doubling hydrogen power target ‘not good enough’
...of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies and make the UK the best place for hydrogen and fuel cells across all applications and opportunities,” she said. “Every step in the...
News
DPD Ireland switches to 100% HVO to decarbonise HGV fleet
...100% of its domestic linehaul routes with renewable HVO. Electric HGVs not a viable option DPD Ireland chief executive Des Travers said the company began looking at alternative fuel options...
News
A new name at the top for J.R. Rix & Sons
...into a diverse company involved in fuel deliveries, shipping, renewable energy, manufacturing holiday homes, and with a significant property portfolio. Mr Rix added that the Rix business is all about...
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BP halves dividend after record loss, but the future looks bright
...invest in renewables, bioenergy and as well as hydrogen, carbon capture and storage technology, pledging to increase low-carbon spending to $5b a year by 2030, and boost renewable power generation...
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Greenarc unveils new brand identity as it’s named one of Britain’s fastest-growing companies
...services, heating systems, renewable diesel, carbon offset fuel cards and much more. Ambition and dedication Greenarc experienced rapid growth through 2022 which has continued through a series of acquisitions, investments...