Tag: co2
Oil heating industry calls for clarity on BEIS’ ambitions for decarbonising off-grid heat
OFTEC and the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) have requested urgent clarification from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) over the...
Irish Energy Use And CO2 Emissions On The Rise
Provisional energy figures for 2015, published by the Republic of Ireland's Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI), show mixed results in terms of the country's attempts...
FPS Welcomes Amber Rudd; Anticipates Positive Change At DECC
Oil heating industry trade association the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has welcomed the appointment of Amber Rudd MP, as the new Energy &...
DECC’s Own Data Shows RHI Isn’t Working, Says OFTEC
In its first year of operation, the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has failed to attract sufficient support, barely achieving in a whole...
Labour’s Energy Policy Requires 100 Million More Solar Panels
Labour’s election promise to eliminate carbon from the UK’s electricity supply by 2030 would require an additional 100 million solar panels to be installed...
#ThinkLPG: Time To Switch From Heating Oil To LPG?
#ThinkLPG is a new campaign to help rural energy users consider all the fuel and technology options available to them today. Already over 100,000...
Irish Energy Consumption &Emissions Continue To Fall
A new report published by the Republic of Ireland's Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI) entitled 'Energy in Ireland 1990-2013', has revealed that the country's primary...
Oregon Scientists Use CO2 To Produce Lower Cost Supercapacitors
Chemists and engineers at Oregon State University (OSU) in the USA, have discovered a fascinating new way to take some of the atmospheric carbon...
Rural Energy Pilot Saves Up To £500 On Fuel Bills
Rural cottage dwellers taking part in an energy efficiency pilot scheme in Northern Ireland, could save up to £500 on their annual fuel bills.
The Northern...
Irish Economy Grows, While Energy Use And Emissions Fall
While the Republic of Ireland’s economy showed modest growth last year, the country’s energy use fell 4.6% according to this year’s Energy in Ireland...
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Biofuels | The Future of Liquid Fuel Heating
New research was unveiled recently at OFTEC's 2019 annual conference supporting that liquid biofuels are a low cost, high-impact carbon reduction solution for oil-heated homes.
Industry leaders gathered...
