Biofuel is Back as the Future for Oil Heated Homes

Working in the partnership between the civil society and business, the government of UK has announced the first ever “Green GB Week’ (15-19 Oct)”- An annual week that is designed to mark the opportunities of clean growth and clears the question, “How business and the public can contribute to tackling climate change?”

Replacing kerosene: As UK marks the “GreenGB Week”, OFTEC has received the evidence that the effort of UK to approach clean environment has worked a lot to replace the kerosene with low carbon liquid fuel options. It could provide the answer to reducing carbon emissions.

On “Green GB Week”, CEO of OFTEC, Paul Rose said, “Over the past 12 months since government launched its Clean Growth Strategy, OFTEC has made significant strides towards its goal of delivering a realistic, affordable solution that meets the challenge of decarbonizing heat from off grid households. We firmly believe the answer lies in biofuels and these latest reports add further credence to our thinking.”

He also added to his words, “Rather than expecting oil heated households to replace their heating system with a different technology such as a heat pump, switching to a low carbon biofuel which would be a much less expensive option for the majority. A liquid biofuel would offer these households an almost drop-in replacement for kerosene.”

Results showed by reports: OFTEC collected a series of reports into the reasonability of liquid biofuels to meet the future needs of the 2.2 million homes over the UK and Republic of Ireland Which currently depend on oil. The underlying findings offer positive impact. These reports show the growing demand of biofuels in the UK and EU as well as the people’s interest in new markets such as domestic heating. The major suppliers are willing to accept this new technology and its market.

Conclusion (What is the solution?): To give a solution to the emission of carbon, Biodiesel from waste blends, primarily Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester (UCOME) and Tallow Methyl Ester (TME) can work to clean the environment. It is a positive step by the government to keep the environment and health healthy.