News
Government confirms all new HGVs zero emission by 2040
Transport Day at COP26 brought with it news that all new heavy goods vehicles in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, with the UK government confirming plans that will...
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Insight
Latest fuels statistics show continued uptake of renewable fuel
...fossil fuel counterparts, saw continued uptake led by the increasing targets outlined in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. Elizabeth de Jong, chief executive officer at Fuels Industry UK, said: “Our ambition...
News
Logistics initiative will cut carbon emissions by reducing empty truck numbers
...the carbon emissions of empty and near-empty delivery trucks on the road. The project comes as road freight transportation and removal services produced 11.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide...
News
Oilfast employee among those celebrated at 2024 Logistics UK Awards
...saw Tracy Downend, Distribution Manager at Booker, announced as the winner of Logistics UK’s Transport Manager of the Year 2024, sponsored by BP, with Jemma Deans, Transport Manager at Oilfast...
News
Certas Energy named Alternative Fuel Provider of the Year for 2023
Certas Energy has proudly announced its latest victory, winning GREENFLEET’s ‘Alternative Fuel Provider of the Year’ for 2023. The GREENFLEET Awards are a highlight in the fleet and transport industry...
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Certa price matches HVO with diesel and joins Škoda to press for fuel switch
...increase in biofuel supply to decarbonise the transport sector and is considered a vital transition fuel as electric powered vehicles continue to become more mainstream. HVO can be used as...
Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...such as Particulate Matter (PMs), mostly from transport and personal /household activities, also results in harmful medical conditions such as respiratory, blood and circulation, and heart conditions. Can carbon dioxide...
News
£6.7m Government backing for UK project is huge boost for hydrogen
...by H2SITE and is located at Tyseley Energy Park, a strategic energy and resource hub in the West Midlands. Addressing the challenge of hydrogen transportation It forms part of the...
Interview
In profile with David Wells of Logistics UK
...March’s edition, with its focus on future fuels for transport, we thought it would be the perfect time to chat with David Wells, the chief executive of business group Logistics...
Analysis
Analysing the driver recruitment market: Noz Miah of Aim Recruit
Aim Recruit is a specialist recruitment company dedicated to finding, screening, and placing candidates for positions throughout the transport and logistics industry. Covering the full spectrum of the sector, Aim...
News
XPO Logistics fuel distribution partnership renewed by Tesco
...500 Tesco consumer filling stations and regional distribution centres. Over 150 drivers are despatched from XPO’s Thurrock, Essex depot alone, which provides centralized control tower management of transport activities. A...
News
Plans for green hydrogen plant at Port of Felixstowe
...opportunity to develop, build and operate the green hydrogen production facility at the Port of Felixstowe – with the potential to decarbonise both transportation and industry in the region, which...
Opinion
Can fuel additives reduce emissions and tackle air pollution?
...things that drive pollution where people live and work and study are entirely amenable to us engineering out of the problem, for example on transport,” he said. Risk emissions targets...
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Leading renewable fuel supplier valued at £120m as it announces plans to list
...of all UK transport greenhouse gas emissions, despite Philip Fjeld, CEO of ReFuels said: “Demand for alternative fuels is at an all-time high and running trucks on Bio-CNG has now...
News
UK Hydrogen Policy Commission to give UK lead on hydrogen
...the medium to long term. Hydrogen is also seen as a solution to the challenge of decarbonising some of the most polluting parts of the economy including industrial processes, transport...
Case Study
Case study: Tuffa HVO tank offers EGGER a sustainable alternative to red diesel
...the initial enquiry with Dee through to arranging transport with Amy, and the delivery driver was super-helpful and a credit to his company. The new HVO tank ticks all the...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes plans for Low Carbon Fuels Strategy
...Low carbon fuels have already contributed to reduced emissions in the UK with the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation mandating biofuels be blended into road fuels that reduced overall emissions equivalent...
Opinion
Biomass Strategy acknowledges off-grid challenges and role for HVO
...such as transport given that these fuels have long been viewed as fundamental to the decarbonisation of transport, aviation and heating. Whilst the Biomass Strategy 2023 appears to signal...