Heat pump

Reports: Government poised to announce 2035 boiler phase-out

Policy

Reports: Government poised to announce 2035 boiler phase-out

Long-delayed Heat and Buildings Strategy finally set to arrive next week, as reports suggest plan aims to accelerate shift away from boilers by moving green surcharges from electricity to gas bills

clock 12 October 2021 • 5 min read
From laggard to leader: How the UK can capitalise on the heat pump opportunity

Energy

From laggard to leader: How the UK can capitalise on the heat pump opportunity

Policy and investment to boost domestic manufacturing and skills training are urgently required to support the heat pump rollout, explains Dr Richard Lowes from the Regulatory Assistance Project

clock 02 September 2021 • 6 min read
Clean Heat Grant: Government mulls funding boost, as new heat pump training programme launches

Policy

Clean Heat Grant: Government mulls funding boost, as new heat pump training programme launches

Reports suggest Treasury is drawing up plans to protect poorer households from costs associated with the net zero transition

clock 10 August 2021 • 3 min read
Boiling point: Can boiler firms deliver on their hydrogen-ready price promise?

Infrastructure

Boiling point: Can boiler firms deliver on their hydrogen-ready price promise?

Boiler manufacturers stake claim for future green heating market by calling for a phase-out of new fossil gas boilers from 2025

clock 03 August 2021 • 8 min read

Automotive

Ofgem: Quarter of households plan to buy electric vehicle in next five years

Poll of consumer energy users commissioned by the regulator points to growing interest in EVs, but less awareness of climate impacts of home heating

clock 21 May 2021 • 3 min read

Technology

Microwave boiler unveiled as potential replacement for the UK's gas boilers

The new microwave boilers join heat pumps and hydrogen as potential solutions to decarbonise heat in the UK, responsible for around a seventh of the country's total CO2 emissions

clock 17 March 2021 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

Study: Heat pumps far cheaper than hydrogen for heating EU homes

Hydrogen boilers would cost EU homes double compared to heat pumps, International Council on Clean Transportation estimates

clock 11 March 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

Hydrogen trials and net zero commitments offer boost to green heating plans

Leading boiler provider Baxi unveils plans to become carbon neutral by 2030, as high profile hydrogen heating trial chalks off key milestone

clock 20 November 2020 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

Left in the cold: Why UK homes are still hundreds of years off schedule for delivering net zero emissions

Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns

clock 09 October 2020 • 8 min read

Technology

'Heat Street': UK Power Networks launches community green heating study

Energy distribution firm launches study to map out which green heating technologies are best-suited to different areas, from rural to urban

clock 18 August 2020 • 2 min read