25 May 2023
Fit and ready for the green transition
The Council has adopted its position on the proposed regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products.
11 May 2023
Why hybrid systems matter to decarbonise heating
Raphael Lang, from Bosch Home Comfort Group, gives his insights on hybrid heating systems: how they work, why they are needed to decarbonise heating, and how to overcome obstacles to their deployment.
27 April 2023
Many Europeans are waiting for low carbon liquid fuels to make their heating more climate friendly
Several surveys on heating issues conducted by Eurofuel members showed a strong consensus on one point in particular: heating owners want to make their heating more climate-friendly, and they want renewable liquid fuels to enable them to do so.
13 April 2023
Renewable heating oil is a fast and effective tool for reducing emissions in Finland
In Finland, around 130 000 homes use oil for heating. Their energy use makes up around 1,5 percent and their carbon emissions around 2 percent of the total amount for the country. The fastest and most efficient way to reduce their emissions is to start using renewable fuel that is available throughout the country.
30 March 2023
Eurofuel's take-aways from ISH2023
Eurofuel participated to ISH, the world's leading trade fair for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Let's see what happened!
16 March 2023
Belgian ‘Promaz fund’
Belgian ‘Promaz fund’ provides help and financial support for soil remediation after heating oil leaks.
02 March 2023
The current discussions on EU energy policy and their influence on Switzerland
Bernhard Wüest, project manager for alternative energies at Avenergy Suisse, kindly replied to Eurofuel's questions.
16 February 2023
Long-term commitment to decarbonising liquid fuel heating in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland
OFTEC’s journey towards renewable liquid fuels has lasted over a decade, but our commitment to decarbonisation has remained consistent despite the many twists and turns of government heat policy.
02 February 2023
EWO-Symposium: Renewable liquid fuels – research and development worldwide
How can renewable liquid fuels contribute to the energy transition? And what is their current research and development status? These questions were addressed at the EWO-Symposium in Vienna, Austria on 26 January 2023.
19 January 2023
eFuels Alliance - Our interview
Ralf Diemer, Managing Director of the eFuels Alliance, an association striving to promote the ramp-up of synthetic fuels globally, kindly replied to Eurofuel's questions.
05 January 2023
Germany: Government aims for 65 percent renewable energies in heating systems
The German government is planning an amendment to the current Building Energy Act. Among other things, it is planned that new heating systems must use 65 percent renewable energies with immediate effect. How will it impact the homes using liquid heating fuel?
15 December 2022
European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association - Our interview
Angel Alberdi, Secretary General of EWABA, the European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association, kindly replied to Eurofuel's questions.
09 December 2022
IWO Austria’s renaming into EWO (Energie.Wärme.Österreich)
The energy transition makes urgent demands on the heating market. Against this background, IWO Austria takes the next step.
10 November 2022
A long way for biofuels in Switzerland
In Switzerland, oil heating plays an important role. An estimated 750,000 houses are heated with oil, which accounts for about 40%.
27 October 2022
Will the current economic crisis open the door for renewable liquid fuels in the UK?
The current high energy costs affecting much of Europe raises some interesting policy questions for the UK governments.
13 October 2022
How do we reconcile social, economic and environmental issues in the context of the US heating oil industry?
Marine Cornelis, Founder of Next Energy Consumer, and Dr. Tom Butcher, Technical Director of the United States National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA), have a conversation in the latest podcast of Energ'Ethic.
29 September 2022
Compatibility between boilers and low carbon and renewable heating fuels: what did German field tests taught us?
The climate targets can also be achieved with a modern oil condensing boiler. Renewable liquid fuels play an important role here. This is shown by corresponding practical tests with proportionately "green" heating oil.
15 September 2022
Belgium: Full-scale test for R33 passed
R33 has been used in 15 residential Belgian heating systems for almost a year. The test results are unanimous: this mixture of domestic heating oil, HVO and FAME is suitable for heating systems that are less than 20 years old.
01 September 2022
In Finland, there could already be a solution for emission-free oil heating
With the right policy framework, Finland has all it needs to decarbonise liquid fuel heating.
28 July 2022
France is getting ready to use rapeseed for heating
Electrification is not the only option to decarbonise residential heating. France is convinced that there are alternatives, and is implementing them.
14 July 2022
Sun to liquid, an alternative way to green fuel
One disadvantage of e-fuel production is their high demand for electrical energy. In times where Europe face a serious risk of electricity shortages some search for alternative production methods. Sun-to-liquid or Solar fuels could be one solution.
30 June 2022
Will pragmatism prevail in UK and Irish heat policy?
In both Ireland and the UK, heat pumps are the preferred solution, but the governments face a range of economic and practical challenges. The sector makes the case that low-carbon and renewable liquid fuels are a pragmatic and efficient solution to decarbonise heating in those countries.
17 June 2022
eFuels made in Austria
A new generation of liquid fuels, so-called XtL (X-to-liquid), is currently developed and tested for the domestic heating market. In Graz, Austria, a PtL(Power-to-Liquid) demonstration plant is currently under construction...
02 June 2022
Heating with liquid fuels: what are our American neighbours doing?
Both the European Union and the United States of America are looking at a future where decarbonised heating is a reality and liquid fuels play their role.
19 May 2022
Launch of the Green Fuels Ready label
A further guarantee for the sector
BDH, the German Heating Equipment Association, is launching the 'Green Fuels Ready' label in cooperation with en2x, the German Association of Fuels and Energy. The label indicates the compatibility of boilers, tanks and components with the new low-carbon liquid fuels. Dr Ernst-Moritz Bellingen, Director of en2x and President of Eurofuel, explains.
22 April 2022
Liquid heating fuel: How users can reduce their consumption
There are a number of reasons to reduce your liquid heating fuel consumption: you want to play your part to save energy, you want to cut on your bills... Here is what you can do: