OFTEC urges MPs to support decarbonization for off-grid homes

In the UK, consumer choice and affordable low carbon options must be a priority for rural homes or vital net zero targets could be missed, OFTEC will warn MPs at the 2020 Labour and Conservative Party Conferences.

OFTEC says that failing to support the right decarbonization solutions now would be a recipe for disaster and government must ensure that more affordable, practical options such as renewable liquid fuels are available for off-grid homes.

Trials in homes across Europe, alongside UK industry testing, show that a low carbon biofuel called Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) offers a simple near drop-in replacement for heating oil. Crucially, this fossil free, sustainable liquid fuel has the potential to deliver the highest carbon reduction levels of all other low carbon heating technologies on the market today.

HVO is already available across the UK and global supply is increasing fast. With the right policy support, UK industry could convert existing infrastructure to begin domestic production and deploy the fuel to meet the heating requirements of many rural homes, well within the net zero timeframes.