heat pumps

Energy Saving Trust: Job of making homes net zero gets harder with every year wasted

Energy

Energy Saving Trust: Job of making homes net zero gets harder with every year wasted

Speaking at Net Zero Festival, Energy Saving Trust boss Mike Thornton argues urgent action is needed to accelerate heat pump roll out by 'an order of magnitude'

clock 11 October 2021 • 3 min read
'Historic opportunity': WWF and ScottishPower jointly urge government to accelerate net zero mission

Energy

'Historic opportunity': WWF and ScottishPower jointly urge government to accelerate net zero mission

Conservation charity and green energy supplier announced formal partnership aimed at promoting case for ambitious climate action ahead of COP26

clock 21 September 2021 • 2 min read
Pump it up: Campaigners warn UK must accelerate heat pump installations or risk lagging behind European neighbours

Efficiency

Pump it up: Campaigners warn UK must accelerate heat pump installations or risk lagging behind European neighbours

The UK is lagging behind European neighbours in the sale and installation of heat pumps

clock 12 September 2021 • 4 min read
From social housing to custom builds, government eyes green homes boost

Buildings

From social housing to custom builds, government eyes green homes boost

With the long-awaited Heat and Building Strategy imminent, could the government be set to lay the foundations for a green building revolution?

clock 23 August 2021 • 8 min read
Reports: Government eyeing £400m boiler scrappage scheme

Politics

Reports: Government eyeing £400m boiler scrappage scheme

Downing Street considering scheme offering homeowners up to £7,000 grants to switch to low carbon heating alternatives

clock 16 August 2021 • 3 min read

Politics

Reports: Government mulls gas boiler phase out delay amid cost concerns

Ministers reportedly considering pushing back deadline for phase out of fossil fuel heating systems to 2040 following backlash over cost

clock 27 July 2021 • 6 min read

Energy

'No silver bullets': Kwasi Kwarteng asserts that both heat pumps and hydrogen boilers will help drive decarbonisation

Business Secretary tells MPs Heat and Buildings Strategy will arrive 'soon', as speculation continues to mount over how the government will look to slash domestic emissions

clock 21 July 2021 • 6 min read

Infrastructure

Heat pumps are critical to net zero - but they urgently need policy support

Delivering the UK's heat pump installation target requires urgent policy action and a clear strategy, explains Laura Bishop of the Ground-Source Heat Pump Association

clock 19 July 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

Shifting the burden

Adam Bell warns the government faces significant challenges if it is to make its mooted carbon tax and rebate policy work for everyone

clock 11 July 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

'Very difficult to pull off': Boris Johnson acknowledges scale of building decarbonisation challenge

Prime Minister promises Heat and Buildings Strategy before COP26 as he concedes heat pump prices are 'too high' at present

clock 08 July 2021 • 4 min read