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OFTEC Outlines Heating Oil Benefits | Future of Home Heating
In his article, “Northern Ireland; reducing dependency on oil-fired heating,” Gary Hartley suggests Northern Ireland has a huge challenge on its hands to enable...
OFTEC Ireland Urges Government For Carbon Reduction
OFTEC Ireland, the body representing the liquid fuel heating industry in Ireland, is urging the Irish Government to take a more realistic approach to...
Biofuel Blends Called For By Irish Suppliers
The oil heating industry lobby group Oftec has called on the Irish government to extend the biofuels obligation programme, which requires fuel suppliers to...
The Benefits of Bio-fuel
OFTEC, which stands for the Oil Firing Technical Association represents the oil heating sector and is recommending that biofuel offers a straightforward alternative for...
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...
Get Ready for New Environmental Regulations
New regulations from Natural Resources Wales are due to come into force in March 2020, resulting in all above ground tanks in excess of...
Safer Tanks For Homeowners
OFTEC is calling for homeowners to consider upgrading their tanks to safer and more robust double-skinned or "bunded" models.
With an estimated 700,000 homes in...
Dorset Residents Urged To Be Vigilant for Oil Heating Scam Artists
Dorset residents are being urged to be vigilant when having work done to their heating system in an effort to avoid non-qualified technicians and...
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...
HEATING SECTOR THRIVING AS DEMAND FOR OIL EXPERTISE GROWS
OFTEC registration figures have hit a five year high and are continuing to rise, underlining the increasing value both technicians and consumers are placing...
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Seattle to Tax and Regulate Home Heating Oil Out of Existence...
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on the 23rd of September to phase out the use of home heating oil in the city, a...
