October 2021

All Heating Oil Householders Urged To Have Their Say On The Future Of Heat In Homes – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|News
Heating oil trade association The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is urging the 1.2m homeowners in the UK who use heating oil, to take part in the Government’s consultation on the future of heat in homes – to have their...
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Dimplex Launch Energy Efficient Hot Water Heat Pump – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|Technology News
Dimplex has launched a lower carbon alternative to electric immersion heaters, that makes it easier to capitalise on the benefits of electric heating for smaller properties that have to pass Building Regulations.The EDL200 and EDL270 hot water heat pump uses...
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Danfoss Launches Home Heating Efficiency Packs – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|News
Danfoss LogoDanfoss has launched a range of Heating Efficiency Packs, as part of an initiative which the company claims represents a handy new way to buy its high efficiency home heating controls.According to Danfoss, each pack contains everything installers need...
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Labour: New Target Needed to Eradicate UK Fuel Poverty – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|News
Labour has called on the Scottish Government to set a new target to eradicate fuel poverty after a target to do so by this month was missed.The latest figures show about 845,000 households – or 35% of homes in Scotland...
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Trump to cut heating oil assistance to the Poor – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|News
Donald Trump is once again calling for the elimination of a heating assistance program that helps to keep the homes of low-income families warm.The Trump administration are suggesting that the programme is rife with fraud and that no one would...
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FPS Launches Get Ready For Winter Campaign – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|News
The trade association for the oil distribution industry in the UK, FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers) has launched a campaign this month to encourage the 1.25m mainly rural homeowners who are using heating oil to be prepared for winter and...
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STA: Rooftop Solar Should Add Value To Your Home, But More Research Needed – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|Focus & Blogs
Rooftop SolarDo rooftop solar panels add value to your home in the same way as a kitchen refurb or new bathroom? Logically they should, due to the significant value of the electricity the panels will produce over their lifetime of...
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Call for Government to rethink Biofuels Agenda – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|News
The UK oil heating and cooking industry – is calling for a new focus when it comes to biofuels production and use, after the government agreed to slow down the introduction of biofuels for road transport this week.The change in...
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Ireland Is Officially the First Country to Divest From Fossil Fuels – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|Focus & Blogs
Ireland committed to divesting public funds from fossil fuel companies on Thursday after parliament passed a bill forcing the 8.9 billion euro (US$10.4 billion) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to withdraw money invested in oil, gas and coalMembers of Ireland’s Dail (Parliament)...
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BSRIA WORLD HEAT PUMP STUDY 2018 – FAST GROWTH – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|Industry News
A recent BSRIA study on Global Heat Pumps published in May 2018 indicates sales of hydronic heat pumps progressed at a fast rate in 2017. Year-on-year, sales of hydronic heat pumps had a sustained growth of 32 per cent to...
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