Episode 4: Biofuels and their place in the road to Net Zero

This episode of the Net Zero Heating Show explores an alternative low carbon heating solution – biofuels. Helen Rishworth, Grant UK’s Assistant Marketing Manager, is joined by Neil Sawers, Commercial Technical Manager at Grant UK, Malcolm Farrow, Head of Public Affairs at OFTEC, and John Weedon, Director of Mitchell & Webber Ltd, to discuss the role biofuels can play in helping decarbonise hard to heat homes. 

What’s discussed:

• What are biofuels and where do they sit in the road to Net Zero?
• Field trials researching the use of HVO in oil boilers
• What needs to be done to persuade Government to consider HVO?

Useful resources:
To read more about the trials researching the use of HVO, please visit www.grantuk.com/about/blog. You can also access additional resources about biofuels here: www.grantuk.com/support/biofuelheating.

Malcolm Farrow is part of OFTEC’s strategic management team and is closely involved in their heat policy work and oversees OFTEC’s online, PR, marketing and publishing activity.

Mitchell & Webber Ltd are a fuel distribution company based in the South West of England who also have a heating services division and John has been actively involved in the HVO trials for the Oil industry, being on the UKIFDA & OFTEC steering team since the start in 2018.

This episode was recorded on 26th January 2022.