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More opportunities for fossil fuel producers

Heavy industries like steel still require a heat intensity that cannot come from electricity alone As the move to renewable power and electric cars gains ...

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127% more expensive than heating oil

“Consumers need cost effective solutions to start reducing carbon emissions from heating now,” says OFTEC chief executive Paul Rose  Photo by ©Andrew Higgins 2017 With ...

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Fay takes over as OFTEC chairman

With copies of OFTEC’s Vision for the future of off-grid domestic heating in England and Wales, Niall Fay (l) with OFTEC CEO Paul RosePhoto ...

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A compelling case for oil-fired heating

“Government funding to support the development, evaluation and piloting of an ultra-low carbon fuel would be valued,” says Paul Rose A two-stage approach to reducing ...

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Fuel poor left out in the cold

As latest figures show the number of households living in fuel poverty in England and Wales has increased to more than 10%, OFTEC is reigniting its ...

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Working with hydrogen

Aberdeen City Council and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) a European-wide organisation are to boost the city’s hydrogen profile after ...

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Boiler scrappage to tackle air quality?

More calls for a boiler scrappage scheme to improve air quality. Photo:  andykirby79 A broader boiler scrappage scheme is being recommended to improve ...

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The evolution of the UK biofuels sector

SUPPLIES OF BIODIESEL IN TO THE UK MARKET COMMENCED IN 2002 WITH BIOETHANOL STARTING IN 2005, INSIDE OUT TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MARKET

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Making light work of heavy oil

The V25 Test Rig at the Trondheim, SINTEF Research Institute Using environmentally friendly methods to process crude and dirty oils, Fluid Oil has commissioned its ...

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Oil boilers – no to scrappage scheme

Amber Rudd, secretary of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change understands about the efficiencies of modern oil condensing boilers but will not ...

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Welsh distributor goes with the wind

Erecting the latest turbine at D J Davies Ammanford depot Formed in 1971 D J Davies Fuels has diversified to offer its customers a range of ...

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Industry professionals debate heating strategies

Heating industry professionals favour ‘a more gradual stepped approach to low carbon heating which would be far more palatable for consumers’ says Jeremy Hawksley According ...

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A more diverse energy era for OFTEC

Adrian Lightwood – “The Heating and Renewables Roadshows present an excellent opportunity to showcase OFTEC’s new scopes of registration” The Oil-Fired Technical Association (OFTEC) is ...

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Volvo Trucks – synthetic diesel for all engines

Volvo Trucks has now approved the use of hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) in all its Euro-5 engines with unchanged service intervals. In September 2015, there will ...

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New terminal manager at Certas Energy

(l-r) Ron Tomal, Stuart Sealey, and Donald Smith After 40 years in the oil industry, Ron Tomal, terminal manager at Certas Energy’s Aberdeen and Inverness ...

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Changes at Simon Storage

In changes under the rebrand, Martyn Lyons becomes chief executive of Inter Terminals with Richard Sammons in the new role of executive chairman From January 1...

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Multiple arrests in HMRC fuel fraud raids

Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3...