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US President Donald Trump blames the global oil export organisation for high oil prices, but Iran suggest it was the US leader’s fault for suddenly pulling away from the nuclear deal with the country.Mr Trump twitted “oil prices are too...

Iran’s Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) governor has suggested that the president of America is responsible for driving up oil prices with his tweets.Hossein Kzempour Ardebili said in the wake of Trump’s latest criticism of OPEC that the president’s...

New research released by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action has demonstrated that smart meters can benefit vulnerable and low-income households – but in most cases this requires additional support and advice.The study, which was conducted as part of SMART-UP...

Sonnen BatterieThe Republic of Ireland’s Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI) annual two-day business-to-business event, The Energy Show 2016, was a huge success with visitors up by c.25% upon last year.The show took place at the RDS in Dublin on April 6th...

Heating Industry Outlines Budget WishlistThe Heating and Hotwater Industry Council is calling on Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to make a long term commitment to the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in the Budget on Wednesday. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)...

OFTEC Partners With Age UK To Provide Heating AdviceOfficial statistics published recently, have revealed the shocking scale of excess winter deaths in England and Wales, primarily as a result of poorly insulated homes.Excess winter deaths are mostly a result of...

Applegreen, Irish forecourt retailer, has followed on with their USA acquisitions by purchasing a network of seven sites from the Carsley Group in the UK for £21 million.The sites, which consist of six service areas and one filling station, are...

Interest payments to other companies within its group left the Republic’s only refinery nursing a near $5 million (€4.5 million) loss last year.Sales at Phillips 66 Whitegate Refinery Ltd in Cork, bought recently by Canada’s Irving Oil, fell by $1...

FPS EXPO Exhibition Space Selling Faster Than EverSpaces are filling faster than ever for FPS EXPO 2015, according to event organiser The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS). Set for Harrogate International Centre on 22-23 April 2015, FPS EXPO is the...

NEA, SSE And DECC Launch Autumn Fuel Poverty SeminarsLast month, HM Government put down draft regulations to create a new fuel poverty target, which sought to ensure that as many fuel poor homes as possible achieve a minimum energy efficiency...