News
Workforce investment essential to Essar’s low carbon future
With Essar Oil (UK) developing the UK’s first low carbon refinery future workforce needs have also been considered, with fifteen apprentices completing training.
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Virgin Group partners with Agilyx for low carbon biofuels
The Virgin Group and Agilyx have announced a partnership to develop lower carbon sustainable aviation fuels from plastic waste in a significant development for the transition to future fuels.
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SulNOx to clean up motorsport with decarbonising additives
Cars in the Legends Cars National Championship to use SulNOx fuel conditioners to reduce the vehicles’ impact on the environment and decarbonise motorsport.
Analysis
Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?
Transport is the largest emitter of CO2 in the UK, and the challenge is how to decarbonise now. We speak with the industry to consider the role of additives and how they can contribute to decarbonising transport in the distributor sector.
Insight
TotalEnergies: Energy Outlook 2021
With Total refocussing its brand and activities in a bid to become a leading renewable energy player, we look at its latest view of the future for energy and the implications for the transition to net zero 2050.
Insight
HVO: An industry update
The fuel distribution industry responds to the recommendations of the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) with regard to trade remedy measures on biodiesel that existing measures on imports of FAME biodiesel are kept, but on imports of HVO biodiesel are removed
Opinion
Momentum builds for CCUS and hydrogen. Is the hype warranted?
2021 was a year of momentum for hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Will that momentum gather pace in 2022?
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes plans for Low Carbon Fuels Strategy
Welcoming the DfT’s launch of the Low Carbon Fuels Strategy Call for Ideas, UKPIA has emphasised its support for a comprehensive strategy on low carbon fuels.
News
Essar to invest £45m in UK’s first hydrogen refinery furnace
Essar Oil UK plans to install UK first £45 million hydrogen fuelled furnace at Stanlow to reduce CO2 emissions in transition to low carbon future fuels
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Key fuel industry supporter sponsors EXPO 2022 Reunion Dinner
Leading global professional services firm, Aon plc, credit insurance provider to the fuel industry to sponsor the UKIFDA EXPO Reunion Dinner 2022
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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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UK Hydrogen Policy Commission to give UK lead on hydrogen
UK Hydrogen Policy Commission launched to hold Government to account on hydrogen policy commitments
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Industry energy expansion reflected in new name for OGUK
OGUK, is expanding from its oil and gas fossil fuel focus to encompass the range of low-carbon offshore energy technologies that its members are developing to achieve net zero.
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Another UK energy producer moves to low carbon hydrogen
UK energy producer INEOS moves to low carbon hydrogen for sustainable future, with plans for low carbon hydrogen manufacturing plant at Grangemouth
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Board appointment brings valuable transition expertise
Petrofac’s New Energy Services chief operating officer, John Pearson, joins the OGUK board, bringing valuable experience to the industry body as it focuses on accelerating the industry’s efforts to deliver low carbon energy to the UK.
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£1bn investment in hydrogen venture supports Essar future
Essar forms Vertex Hydrogen Limited, with Progressive Energy, a joint venture to build UK’s largest hydrogen hub at Stanlow in a transformational move seen as ‘a major step in supporting the sustainability of the business.’
News
Wind leasing shows UK oil and gas vital to low carbon future
The results of ScotWind's offshore wind leasing round, with the awarding of 17 applications announced last week, see the UK offshore oil and gas industries at the head of the pack to speed up the energy transition.
Opinion
Carbon capture cluster projects essential to net zero 2050
OGUK has reiterated how key Acorn and many more future carbon capture and storage (CCS) cluster projects are to the UK’s ability to achieve its target of net zero emissions by 2050.
News
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.
Insight
A review of COP 26: the key ‘take-aways’
At the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, four key areas were highlighted that need to be addressed, commitments made and actions to be agreed to achieve the required energy transition to net zero.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.