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HVO hybrid heating explored as part of Northern Ireland retrofit trial
In 2021, as part of a European programme called Rulet, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) looked at what interventions in off-grid rural homes could provide ...
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Future Ready Fuel campaign update
The Future Ready Fuel campaign celebrated its first anniversary with a dramatic increase in visitors to the website. The number of site visitors shot up ...
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HVO biofuel Grant Vortex wins best renewable energy product at the SEAI Energy Show
Grant’s HVO biofuel compatible Grant Vortex condensing boiler has been awarded ‘Best Renewable Energy Product’ at the SEAI Energy Show 2022.
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Future Ready Fuel campaign
We need your help to get a fair outcome for off-grid homes, businesses – and the heating industry
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HVO demonstration project going from strength to strength
As announced in the last issue of Oil Installer, an expanded HVO demonstration project has been taking place over winter. In all, 15 fuel distributors have ...
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Riello celebrates a century
In June Riello celebrates its 100-year anniversary as a provider of energy technologies.
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We’ll drink to that! Five Horseshoes is the first rural pub to go carbon neutral
In the Autumn 2021 issue of Oil Installer, we reported on the Five Horseshoes, a South Lincolnshire pub that had been converted to HVO as part ...
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Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating
After almost a year of delays, the UK Government has published its long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy outlining plans to decarbonise heat and buildings. With ...
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New Navien loyalty scheme gets installers straight to the points
Navien has launched Navien Choice, a new loyalty scheme, open to all oil and gas boiler installers. There is a whole catalogue of high-quality rewards ...
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HVO – a renewable low carbon fuel
OFTEC reports on the current HVO field trial and explains the potential of this fuel in heating
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Brits “baffled by boilers”
• Almost a third (29%) of boilers failed to receive a scheduled check due to lockdown delays. One in ten did not receive a check at all.
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Three trade associations, one common goal…
As we move to deliver a low carbon liquid fuel, we recognise that burning the fuel is only one piece of the jigsaw. The product ...
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A good starting point
Invited to see a biofuelled oil boiler in action by Worcester Bosch, Oil Installer’s editor, Jane Raphael and deputy editor, Peter Clayton were very ...
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The future of liquid fuels in Ireland
By David Blevings, OFTEC Ireland Manager – There are around 1.2million oil-fired homes in Ireland and the market and legislative framework is different to that operating ...
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Boilers – are two or more better than one?
Although a single appliance is the most frequently chosen option, large dwellings or commercial premises often benefit from having two or more smaller appliances.