Why don't more Irish homes use biofuel as a heating method?

We ask the pros if boilers using hydrotreated vegetable oil rather than fossil fuel are still viable in the journey to carbon-zero living

With a small amount (2%) of HVO (biofuel) entering our home heating supply, could this be the beginning of a truly meaningful blend of fossil fuel to more planet-friendly alternatives? File pictures

This time last year, I wrote a piece specifically on biofuels, and I thought we were on the edge of change. Now, to my mind, biofuel, specifically hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), seemed like a good alternative route for some homeowners dragging their homes behind their good intentions into the light of low-carbon living.

We know kerosene is a highly emissive way to heat buildings. It’s dirty, expensive, unsustainable — the Dick Dastardly of home heating choices.