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Your say: UK low carbon fuel strategy consultation launches
Government issues call for input into UK low carbon fuel strategy with greener fuels critical to the energy transition and transport having a huge role to play in achieving net zero.
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Waste-fuelled car success rallies support for sustainable fuels
Cars powered by advanced sustainable fuel succeed in Dakar rally 2022 with the Coryton fuel, reducing the CO2 emissions by up to 80%.
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Another energy giant expands interest in biofuels
Expanding its interests in fuels that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ExxonMobil has acquired a 49.9% stake in a Norwegian biofuels producer.
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UKIFDA supports TRA proposals on HVO
Following publication of the Trade Remedies Authority’s recommendations on trade measures for biodiesel UKIFDA indicated their support for the HVO proposals.
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TRA proposes removal of HVO measures
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has today published its recommendations with regard to trade remedy measures on biodiesel.
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Future fuel distributor sponsors conference
UKIFDA is proud to reveal the sponsor for the Future Fuels Conference to be held at the 2022 EXPO in Liverpool on April 27th & 28th as fuel supplier and environmental services company Crown Oil.
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Stanlow invests in biofuels storage hub
(STL) today announced it will make investments over the next three years to develop the UK’s largest biofuels storage hub which will be located in the North West of England.
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Terminals ready for liquid fuel transition
Bulk liquid storage providers need to harness “innovation and agility” to meet the green energy requirements of the future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels.
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Deal could see key hydrogen role for Fawley
deal to explore potential for a Southampton Hydrogen hub that could lead to large-scale hydrogen production at the Fawley refinery has been agreed by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso.
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P66 agrees UK-first sustainable fuel supply
British Airways will become the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year supply agreement with Phillips 66 Limited.
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HGV hydrogen trials to decarbonise UK fleets
CNG Fuels, the UK’s largest supplier of alternative low-carbon fuels for HGVs, has announced plans to host hydrogen fuel trials across its rapidly expanding UK network.
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Ford Fuels fuels rugby club’s clean future
Ford Fuels has supported Chipping Norton rugby club in becoming fossil fuel free by providing them with HVO to power their grounds maintenance equipment.
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Greenergy in ‘biofuel from waste’ agreement
Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (‘ABSL’) and Greenergy, leading manufacturer and supplier of waste-based biofuels, have announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement to develop up to five municipal waste-based biofuel plants in the UK.
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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 mean an end to the sale of all non-zero emission vehicles in the next two decades
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COP26 FON blog 4: Transport decarbonisation
Continuing with his exclusive blog for Fuel Oil News, covering news from COP26, Stephen Marcos Jones, director-general UKPIA, shares the latest updates from Transport Day with transport decarbonisation, low carbon fuels and hydrogen solutions.
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Green fuel demand sees Crown Oil expand
Rocketing customer demand for alternative cleaner fuels sees Crown Oil expand with investment in a new site for continued growth
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COP26 launch of ‘decarbonise logistics’ map
Logistics UK will launch its decarbonisation manifesto for the logistics industry virtually from COP26 in a free ‘Route to Net Zero’ webinar to be held on Transport Day – 10 November – at 11am.
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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’.
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New TSA Charter to cover energy transition
The TSA has formally launched a new Energy Transition Charter affirming the bulk energy storage sector’s shared commitment to supporting the achievement of the UK’s climate neutrality targets.
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£800,000 investment expands HVO fuel trials
The liquid fuel heating industry has today announced the second phase of its fossil fuel replacement demonstration as it commits to convert 200 homes and businesses across the UK from oil heating to the renewable fuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) this winter, amounting to an initial investment of over £800,000.
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Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating
After almost a year of delays, the UK Government has published the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy outlining plans to decarbonise heat and buildings. With the sector contributing 21% of UK emissions, this landmark document and associated consultations will shape the future of the home heating industry.
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Recognition for lead on fuel transition
Crown Oil is celebrating after its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions secured a top industry award. The Bury-based fuel supplier was crowned the winner of the UKIFDA prestigious Green Award for 2021 – an award that recognises and rewards those in the liquid fuel industry that are leading the way in sustainability and environmental performance.
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A UK hydrogen first for Stanlow
With funding support agreed by BEIS, Stanlow could be home to the UK’s first carbon-free hydrogen power plant contributing to decarbonisation as part of the transition to future fuels.
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New report highlights Scotland’s strengths in clean hydrogen
A Scottish Enterprise report heralds Scotland as a world-leading producer of clean hydrogen within the next ten years and finds that the technologies and deployment will be paramount to the success of Scotland’s target of net zero by 2045