UK heat pump market on track for 'best year ever'

James Murray
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A Vaillant heat pump / credit: OVO
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A Vaillant heat pump / credit: OVO

Latest data from MCS confirms heat pump installations through to the end of August are up 39 per cent year-on-year, but small-scale solar market is set to fall short of record levels

The UK heat pump market is maintaining its recent momentum and is on track for its 'best ever year', according to the most recent data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). The latest...

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