Calor’s commitment to cleaner energy solutions in rural Northern Ireland

As a leading provider of off-grid energy solutions in Northern Ireland, Calor plays a key role in supporting the region’s transition to lower-carbon alternatives – particularly in rural communities where access to the natural gas grid is limited.

Calor is focused on offering reliable, lower-carbon and renewable liquid gas options to replace traditional high-carbon fuels such as kerosene for home heating and diesel or heavy fuel oil for industrial use.

In Northern Ireland, where energy policy is evolving to support decarbonisation and net zero targets, Calor has taken proactive steps to help off-grid homes and businesses make a cleaner switch. Since 2018, the company has offered BioLPG – a certified renewable gas made from sustainably sourced waste materials and renewable vegetable oils. BioLPG is chemically identical to conventional LPG, meaning it can be blended or substituted without any modifications to existing equipment. This provides a straightforward and flexible way for customers to reduce their carbon footprint, at a pace that suits their individual needs, budgets, and sustainability goals.

Calor’s mission is to drive Ireland’s energy transition and create a sustainable future for generations to come. Calor’s responsible product strategy aims to ensure that the source and supply of its products become increasingly renewable and sustainable to meet future customers’ needs.

By collaborating with other renewable energy companies and integrating multiple renewable technologies such as hybrid heat pumps and solar PV, Calor is helping rural households and businesses across Northern Ireland access more sustainable and resilient energy solutions – without compromising on reliability or performance.

The role of policy in the delivery of sustainable fuels

Calor’s parent company, SHV Energy will continue to increase the share of biobased and sustainable fuels in its portfolio, by leveraging mature technologies, and building strong and collaborative partnerships – with a focus on BioLPG, rDME, and rLPG.

Choice and affordability are crucial for rural energy homes and businesses located off the natural gas grid and using higher carbon fuels like oil and solid fuels. In Northern Ireland 76 per cent of households are not connected to the main gas grid with 63 per cent of households using heating oil as their main source of heating, 10 per cent using solid fuels – such as coal, and 6 per cent using wood.*

Consumers should be provided with a range of options, including cleaner, lower carbon, and renewable liquid gases, along with improved energy efficiency measures. Calor advocates for the need for parity in Government support for both on grid and off natural gas grid consumers, to assist with the cost of the transition to renewable fuels, as well as the cost of retrofitting.

Calor is committed to enabling a lower-carbon future for rural Northern Ireland. The company is helping to meet today’s energy challenges while preparing for the energy systems of tomorrow.

* Reference: Rural Communities Energy Challenges Overlooked By Executive — Liquid Gas UK: The trade association for the LPG and biopropane industry in the UK

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