Cork primary school becomes first to heat premises with vegetable oil

The school’s management said it recognised that HVO offered it a realistic, effective and affordable alternative to other options

The conversion of the boiler at St Enda's National School to HVO forms part of the school’s broader efforts to uphold its status as a green school, having received Green Flags for Litter and Waste, Energy, Water and Travel.

A Cork primary school has become the first in Ireland to successfully transition its heating system to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) which it says will reduce emissions by up to 90%.

St Enda's National School, Kilnadur in Dunmanway, made the decision to switch from traditional oil to HVO after it was found earlier this year that its boiler was operating at just 70% efficiency.