Fuel, Energy & Site Efficiency

Fuel and energy are one bill, not three problems.

Most operators deal with fuel price, fuel consumption and site electricity in three separate conversations with three unconnected suppliers. This section brings the three levers together, in the order that makes sense to pull them, with a specialist partner behind each one.

Built for courier and haulage fleets, and for the depot, warehouse and logistics-hub owners who also carry a site energy bill. CouriersDepot makes the introduction; Fuelmate, Run-Green International and AI Edge (UK) Ltd do the advising, quoting and contracting.

Important introducer notice

CouriersDepot.com introduces operators to specialist partners — nothing more.

We are an introducer only. We do not provide financial, insurance or energy advice, we do not arrange contracts, and we do not quote prices or guarantee savings. Each partner is responsible for the advice, terms and pricing they give you.

Any efficiency or savings figures shown anywhere in this section are the partner's own published claims, clearly attributed to them. Results vary by fleet, site and duty cycle. CouriersDepot.com may receive a referral fee or commission if an introduction results in business being placed.

The organising idea

Three levers on the same bill: pay less for fuel, burn less of it, then make your own energy.

Read left to right. It is a staircase, not a menu — the first step is quick and costs nothing to try, the last one rebuilds how your site is powered. Most operators start at step one and work along at their own pace.

Fuelmate

Control the spend.

Weeks to implement

Fuel cards across the major networks, fixed weekly pricing, consolidated HMRC-ready invoicing and per-driver, per-vehicle spend data. No capital outlay and nothing to install. The quickest of the three to show whether anything is leaking.

How the fuel card lever works →
Run-Green International

Cut the consumption.

One measured trial

X-Carbon is a combustion-efficiency product intended to help an engine do more with the fuel already in the tank. Independent EN590 and D-975 testing is the reason to look at it — and a measured trial on part of the fleet is the only honest way to find out what it does for yours.

How a measured trial works →
AI Edge (UK) Ltd

Generate your own.

6–9 months typical

A depot roof is a dormant asset: large, unshaded, and sitting above heavy daytime demand. Solar PV plus battery storage moves load off peak pricing and starts to underwrite EV charging as fleets electrify. The biggest commitment of the three, and the longest.

How a site assessment works →
Quickest win · lowest commitment Biggest structural change · largest long-term effect

The three do not compete. One reduces the price you pay per litre and shows you where it goes. The second aims to reduce the number of litres burned. The third replaces part of what you buy from the grid with power generated on your own roof. An operator can pull one lever, two, or all three.

The three partners

One coherent energy position, three specialists who each do one thing properly.

Each partner has its own page here with the detail, the sources and its own enquiry form. Every claim on those pages is attributed to whoever made it.

Lever 1 · Fuel cards

Fuelmate

UK fuel card provider, part of The Rix Group

Cost control and visibility first. Cards across BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, UK Fuels, Keyfuels and supermarket networks, with transparent pricing and a dedicated account manager.

  • UK Fuels card accepted at over 3,700 participating stations and major truck stops
  • Per-driver and per-vehicle spend data, so misuse and theft become visible
  • Supplies the fuel data behind the CouriersDepot Weekly Fuel Report
Lever 2 · Fuel efficiency

Run-Green International

X-Carbon combustion efficiency · CEO John Fenton

Do more with the fuel you already buy. Run-Green state X-Carbon is not a conventional chemical additive but is made from the same three petrochemicals already present in fuel.

  • Independent D-975 and EN590 tests reported by Run-Green as showing zero change to fuel specification
  • Two-stage use: Boost to clean the engine, then Regular to maintain
  • Justin recommends a measured trial before any fleet-wide commitment
Lever 3 · Solar & battery

AI Edge (UK) Ltd

Solar PV, battery storage and PPAs · Director Tony Jain

“Lower bills today. Net Zero tomorrow.” Independent navigation of solar PV and battery storage for UK businesses, in a clear and considered way.

  • Advises on solar PV, battery storage, grid connection strategy and power purchase agreements
  • A published 10-step engagement process, typically 6–9 months to delivery
  • Best suited to owned or long-leased depot and warehouse roofs

Sources: Fuelmate — about us, Fuelmate — UK Fuels card, RunGreen — why X-Carbon is different, RunGreen — is X-Carbon safe to use, AI Edge (UK) Ltd, AI Edge — 10-step engagement process.

Why one place is useful

Three unrelated conversations, or one energy position.

An operator who handles fuel cost, fuel consumption and site electricity separately ends up with three suppliers who never speak to each other, three sets of numbers on different reporting cycles, and no view of the whole bill.

Seen together, the picture is simpler. The fuel card data tells you what you actually burn and where. That is the same data you need to design a consumption trial honestly, and the same daytime demand profile that decides whether a roof is worth covering in panels. Each lever makes the next one easier to judge.

Justin's job here is narrow and deliberate: make the right introduction, in the right order, and then get out of the way. He is an introducer, not an adviser, and he has no role in the advice, quoting or contracting that follows.

  • The data compounds.Per-vehicle fuel data from a card programme is the baseline you measure any efficiency trial against. Without it, a trial result is an opinion.
  • The order matters.Start with the lever that costs nothing to try and reports back in weeks. Leave the capital project until you can see the demand profile clearly.
  • One relationship, three specialists.You are introduced to the specialist who actually does the work, not routed through a generalist reseller.
  • Nothing is bundled.There is no package here. Pull one lever and stop, if that is what suits the business.
How an introduction works

Short, plain, and entirely without obligation.

There is no qualification call, no scoring, and no pressure. You tell us which lever interests you, we pass your details to that partner, and the conversation is then between you and them.

What we do

  • Ask a handful of questions so the partner arrives informed
  • Pass your details to the partner you have asked for
  • Tell you plainly which of the three we think is worth looking at first, if you ask
  • Stay reachable if the introduction goes nowhere

What we never do

  • Give financial, insurance or energy advice
  • Quote a price, a return, or a saving of our own
  • Arrange contracts, finance or power purchase agreements
  • Present a partner's published claim as fact or as our own

CouriersDepot.com is an introducer only and is not FCA authorised, not an appointed representative, and not an energy consultant or broker.

Who this section is for

Fleets that buy a lot of diesel, and sites that pay a lot for electricity.

The rest of CouriersDepot is aimed squarely at courier and haulage operators. This section is deliberately broader, because a depot, warehouse or logistics hub carries a site energy bill whether it runs two vans or two hundred.

  • Courier and multi-drop fleetsHigh mileage, many drivers, fuel spend spread across networks and hard to see per vehicle.
  • HGV and general haulage operatorsBulk diesel volume, truck-stop dependency, and engines where combustion efficiency is worth measuring.
  • Depot, warehouse and logistics-hub ownersLarge roofs, heavy daytime demand, an eye on EV charging capacity, and a growing electricity bill.
  • Operators asked about carbon by their customersTenders increasingly ask what you are doing. All three levers give you something factual to answer with.
Aerial view of a large UK distribution warehouse roof covered in solar panels, with HGV trailers on the loading yard below
A distribution warehouse roof: large, unshaded, and sitting directly above the demand it could serve.
Enquire

Tell us which lever interests you — or say you are not sure.

Six short questions. Your details go to the partner you name, and to nobody else. If you would rather go straight to one partner, each partner page carries its own form.

General energy enquiry

Not sure which? Start here

This form routes to a general enquiry. If you already know which of the three you want, choose it below and it will be passed on directly.

No obligation. We do not give advice or quote prices.

Submitting this form asks CouriersDepot.com to pass your details to the partner you have named. Any advice, quotation, trial, contract or decision to proceed is a matter between you and that partner, subject to their own checks and terms. We do not provide financial, insurance or energy advice and we do not guarantee savings.

Start with the cheapest lever and work along.

Control the spend, cut the consumption, then generate your own. One introduction is enough to begin.

CouriersDepot.com introduces operators to specialist partners. Introducer only — no financial, insurance or energy advice, no contracts arranged, no savings guaranteed.