There are 129,000 oil heated homes in Scotland, and over 1.5million in the UK, both representing approximately five per cent of total occupied homes.

A family in Drymen have become the first in Scotland to heat their home using recycled vegetable oil.

The revolutionary renewable fuel has been identified as a key alternative clean energy source in the battle against climate change.

Jodie Allan has converted the heating system in her family home to run off Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) which can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent.

The pioneering year-long trial at her property in Drymen, Stirlingshire, has been developed to gather data and promote the use of the green fuel instead of traditional heating oil.

It is hoped the project, backed by trade bodies the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) and Oil and Renewable Heating Technologies (OFTEC), will help Scotland take a significant step towards achieving net zero by 2045.

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