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HEAT Show 2023 a Grand Success!

The liquid fuels industry convened in Springfield, Massachusetts from June 20 to June 22, for the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) HEAT Show 2023
The liquid fuels industry convened in Springfield, Massachusetts from June 20 to June 22, for the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) HEAT Show 2023. Close to 800 attendees… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/heat-show-2023-grand-success/

Upgrade Your Operations with Innovative New Equipment and Devices

Add safety, convenience, accuracy and value to your propane systems.
Add safety, convenience, accuracy and value to your propane systems. Propane is a mature industry, and the basic delivery, storage and transmittal systems are relatively… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/upgrade-your-operations-innovative-new-equipment-and-devices/

Electrification Sessions Bookend the HEAT Show

New laws to “electrify everything” including homes and businesses are being passed or under consideration across the country.
New laws to “electrify everything” including homes and businesses are being passed or under consideration across the country. Industry associations are fighting for your future… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/electrification-sessions-bookend-heat-show/

Achieving Pump, and System, “Best Efficiency Point” Performance

Don’t let the tail wag the dog
Don’t let the tail wag the dog Best Efficiency Point (BEP) is the point of the operations curve that is, simply, most efficient. Set the system operating too low, and there is… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/achieving-pump-and-system-best-efficiency-point-performance/

Annual Energy Outlook Offers Silver Lining

Limited Heat Pump Adoption, Strong Oil Production Through 2050
Limited Heat Pump Adoption, Strong Oil Production Through 2050 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its “Annual Energy Outlook 2023” (AEO2023) on March 16,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/annual-energy-outlook-offers-silver-lining/

NEFI Provides Membership Guidance on Home Energy Incentives in the IRA

Your questions on new tax credits and rebates answered!
Your questions on new tax credits and rebates answered! The National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) has produced a detailed “Frequently Asked Questions” guidance document for… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nefi-provides-membership-guidance-home-energy-incentives-ira/

The Best Way to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) decided to let good science show whether heat pumps or low-carbon liquid biodiesel is a better and faster reducer of carbon emissions.
It was only five years ago when Arthur Marin, Executive Director of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) addressed the Oilheat Manufacturers… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/best-way-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

New Law Offers $600 Credit for Heating System Upgrades

Oil-fired boilers and furnaces your company installs in 2023 and onward likely to qualify
Oil-fired boilers and furnaces your company installs in 2023 and onward likely to qualify Beginning next year, homeowners who have qualifying oilheat systems installed could be… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/new-law-offers-600-credit-heating-system-upgrades/

First Look: Winter 2022-2023

A third-consecutive La Niña is in place for only the fourth time on record
A third-consecutive La Niña is in place for only the fourth time on record  This will be the third consecutive winter season with a La Niña signature in place across the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/first-look-winter-2022-2023/

Using Plastic Pipe for Liquid Propane Applications

Some states’ codes have already approved this helpful supply-chain workaround
Some states’ codes have already approved this helpful supply-chain workaround Reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) provides an opportunity to apply the benefits of plastic pipe to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/using-plastic-pipe-liquid-propane-applications/

NORA Opens Industry’s First Net-Zero Home

Field demonstration to prove that residential carbon emissions can be reduced to zero using renewable liquid heating fuel
Field demonstration to prove that residential carbon emissions can be reduced to zero using renewable liquid heating fuel The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) is setting… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nora-opens-industrys-first-net-zero-home/

Look at What They’re Selling You

Study exposes toxic chemicals in natural gas used for heating and cooking
Study exposes toxic chemicals in natural gas used for heating and cooking “Natural gas delivered to homes contains trace amounts of nonmethane gases that can impact air quality… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/look-what-theyre-selling-you/

Whose Heat Pump?

A demographic overview of current U.S. heat pump users
A demographic overview of current U.S. heat pump users As shown on the previous pages, according to the 2020 RECS, 17.75 million people across the U.S. already use a heat pump as… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/whose-heat-pump/

Lights Out, Middle America

Grid overseer warns two-thirds of the U.S. is at risk of rolling blackouts this summer
Grid overseer warns two-thirds of the U.S. is at risk of rolling blackouts this summer The North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) has issued a report warning that several… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/lights-out-middle-america/

Get a Load of This

Electricity use in New England expected to increase over the next decade, according to 2022 report
Electricity use in New England expected to increase over the next decade, according to 2022 report Power grid operator ISO New England is projecting the region’s annual net… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/get-load/

One Million Heat Pumps (Part 2)

More than half the homes in Maine and Vermont will have one by 2031
More than half the homes in Maine and Vermont will have one by 2031 In June 2021, Oil & Energy published “One Million Heat Pumps,” a feature article on power grid operator ISO… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/one-million-heat-pumps-part-2/

Phew’er than Normal

Winter 2021-22 heating degree day review
Winter 2021-22 heating degree day review In terms of temperature departures and heating degree day totals, the 2021-22 winter season will be remembered as a book-ended winter.… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/phewer-normal/

Unplugging Bottlenecks

How propane equipment wholesalers and installers can mitigate supply issues
How propane equipment wholesalers and installers can mitigate supply issues Supply chain disruptions tend to have a cascading effect, especially when it comes to labor and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/unplugging-bottlenecks/

From Tank to Flame

Burner manufacturer expands offerings to full suite of B20-rated components
Burner manufacturer expands offerings to full suite of B20-rated components It’s a story as old as the heating oil industry itself. After decades of growth, a multigenerational… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/tank-flame/

Heating Industry to New England Governors: Do Not Repeat Texas’s Tragedy

After grid warning, dealer associations call for moratorium on electric heat pumps
After grid warning, dealer associations call for moratorium on electric heat pumps On December 16, 2021, NEFI and its state association partners delivered a letter to the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/heating-industry-new-england-governors-do-not-repeat-texass-tragedy/

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