Study: Slow heat pump rollout could hit UK exports by £65m a year

Stuart Stone
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Three quarters of central heating boiler exports are to countries aiming to phase out fossil fuel units before 2030, new ECIU analysis finds

The UK could lose more than £65m in annual gas boiler exports by 2030 if it does not accelerate the switch to greener heating solutions such as heat pumps. That is the warning contained in a new analysis...

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