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Payment Processing in a Pandemic

Increase in contact-free transactions signals long-overdue shift for liquid fuels industry
Increase in contact-free transactions signals long-overdue shift for liquid fuels industry Just over one year ago, when COVID-19 hit the Northeast U.S., the staff from NEFI and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/payment-processing-pandemic/

Central Maine Power Line Stalled Again

Proposal has cleared final regulatory hurdles but more obstacles remain
Proposal has cleared final regulatory hurdles but more obstacles remain Almost three years after its announcement, Central Maine Power’s proposal for a 145-mile electricity… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/central-maine-power-line-stalled-again/

Virtual HEAT Show Recap

Online event generates high-level engagement, headline-making news
Online event generates high-level engagement, headline-making news NEFI held its second annual Heating & Energizing America Trade Show (HEAT Show) on September 22-23, 2020. With… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/virtual-heat-show-recap/

A Full-Service Look at COD

New platform allows fuel dealers to offer customers the best of both worlds
New platform allows fuel dealers to offer customers the best of both worlds According to the EIA, the low crude and heating oil prices we’ve seen over the last two months are… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/full-service-look-cod/

Sundown

Solar industry hit hard by pandemic-related uncertainty
Solar industry hit hard by pandemic-related uncertainty As in most industries, the last few months have been life changing for the solar industry. Last year, solar installations… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/sundown/

Net Metering Under Threat

Regulator intervention could forever change rooftop solar market
Regulator intervention could forever change rooftop solar market For decades, net metering has been the cornerstone of the growing rooftop solar market. There are 41 states with… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/net-metering-under-threat/

Technical Training, Meet Social Distancing

Free webinars bring together equipment manufacturers and service technicians
Free webinars bring together equipment manufacturers and service technicians Between installing temporary heating units at testing sites and performing emergency repairs at… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/technical-training-meet-social-distancing/

Your Data Can Be Your Advantage

How to collect, maintain and leverage it effectively
From the moment a client calls you, visits your website, talks with your driver or service tech, or just walks into your office, you have a chance to better understand them. Each… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/your-data-can-be-your-advantage/

Lock, Stock & No Shopping Around

Maximizing the benefits of propane tank monitoring apps
You don’t have to be a teenager to know that there’s an app for almost everything. Tank monitoring software is central to customer service and inventory supply for the propane… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/lock-stock-no-shopping-around/

Farm to Grid

Dairy farmers are using manure and food waste to make electricity
Local dairy farmers in Massachusetts are now producing their own renewable energy. The farms are using anaerobic digesters with a combined heat and power (CHP) energy system to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/farm-grid/

Visa and MasterCard Raise Interchange Rates

Payment processors can help fuel dealers mitigate cost increases
Starting in April 2020, Visa and MasterCard will increase the interchange rates they charge utility-class merchants for certain credit card transactions, according to sources… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/visa-and-mastercard-raise-interchange-rates/

Now in the Data Pipeline: Pipeline Data

EIA’s new database tracks more than 200 pipeline projects, including eight ending in East Coast states
Last May, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) launched a new liquid pipeline projects database that tracks more than 200 crude oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL), and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/now-data-pipeline-pipeline-data/

The Age of Platforms

HEAT Show keynote describes the marriage of existing networks and surging data as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape business
Before the Providence Resolution, there was the Platform Revolution. And while the Northeast heating fuel sector’s “net-zero by 2050” commitment has rightfully become the talk of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/age-platforms/

Carbon Capture: Store It and Sell It

Possible solutions include machines that draw CO2 directly from the air, reforestation and biochar
The world currently emits 40 gigatons of carbon dioxide every year at a rate of 12,688 tons per second. Researchers are looking at an array of carbon-removal solutions,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/carbon-capture-store-it-and-sell-it/

Solar Power: Looking Beyond the Rooftops

We’ve all seen the rapid growth in solar installations over the past few years. We can also see how solar technology is evolving, and the applications just seem endless.
We’ve all seen the rapid growth in solar installations over the past few years. We can also see how solar technology is evolving, and the applications just seem endless. MIT… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/solar-power-looking-beyond-rooftops/

DataOnline, WESROC, Wikon and iTank Combine as Anova

On April 2, leading global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) provider DataOnline announced the company has formally rebranded as Anova. The new brand incorporates DataOnline and its wholly owned businesses WESROC, Wikon and iTank. These businesses have…
On April 2, leading global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) provider DataOnline announced the company has formally rebranded as Anova. The new brand incorporates DataOnline… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/dataonline-wesroc-wikon-and-itank-combine-anova/

Holyoke’s Path Away From Coal

Is Holyoke a model for communities shifting to renewables? The city of Holyoke, Massachusetts is enjoying a little shine in the national spotlight these days. The city is getting high marks for its transition from home of the state’s last coal-fired plant…
Is Holyoke a model for communities shifting to renewables? The city of Holyoke, Massachusetts is enjoying a little shine in the national spotlight these days. The city is getting… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/holyokes-path-away-coal/

Don’t Miss the Forest OR the Trees

If there were such a thing as a fuel dealer dictionary, irony might be defined as a grossly inefficient delivery drop, one in which a tanker burns more gallons to reach a customer’s home than it actually delivers to the customer’s tank.
If there were such a thing as a fuel dealer dictionary, irony might be defined as a grossly inefficient delivery drop, one in which a tanker burns more gallons to reach a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/dont-miss-forest-or-trees/

The Data Speaks for Itself

The deciding factor in data entry and data management has always been the people in the driver seats and office chairs. That remains true today.
“Data” has been something of a buzzword in both the energy and technology sectors for at least several years now. The term means different things to different people. For some,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/data-speaks-itself/

Petrolectrification

As natural gas’s risk factors — environmental, economic and safety-related — become more apparent with each passing winter, politicians who once touted the fuel as a “bridge” to a renewable energy future now seem eager to make a leap of faith and embrace …
Kevin Maloney, CEO of Picktricity, and David Glendon, CEO and President of Sprague, hold one of the solar panels applied to Sprague’s South Portland, Maine terminal tank. Weighing… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/petrolectrification/

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