'Win-win-win': Heat pumps under parks could warm five million homes

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Analysis suggests approach could cut more than two per cent of the UK's emissions, while improving air quality and providing an income for councils

Around 10 per cent of the UK's total peak heat demand could be supplied from heat pumps under parks and public green spaces, according to new research. As well as providing around 30GW of heat, the...

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