Support Our Campaign To Make Liquid Biofuels Part Of The Solution

At the moment, the UK and Republic of Ireland Governments are supporting the expensive low carbon heating technologies only – and not alternatives like renewable liquid fuels. This is something that needs to change if decarbonisation targets are to be achieved.

The technologies supported by both Governments at present are expensive and would potentially involve largescale structural disruptions for the 1.5million UK and 686,000 Republic of Ireland off-grid households.

A competitive market is needed for low carbon heat options that keep costs affordable for all. Liquid biofuels are one solution not being given focus in today’s government energy policies – the replacement of heating oil with liquid biofuels would drastically cut carbon emissions with relatively small costs or inconvenience for off grid homeowners.

Neither Government currently supports liquid biofuels in their plans for future green heating and run the risk of minimal support for their decarbonisation aims as a result.

What We Are Doing For Future Fuels

UKIFDA is working with their members and other trade associations in the industry to lobby the UK and Irish Governments to support a plan for the transition to renewable liquid fuels for off-grid households rather than supporting one big change to technologies that are potentially costly and disruptive for rural homeowners.

Once the heating industry has the assurance from both Governments that low carbon liquid fuels like biofuels will be included in the market and be part of the solution for the future of green heating, we can increase investment in research, development, innovation – and ultimately provide consumers with more choice and smaller prices.