50,200 heat pump installers needed by 2030. So let’s train them, say trade group.
Industry body the Heat Pump Association has this week launched a mass drive to train up installers needed to bring the low carbon technology...
Helsinki homes to be heated using excess heat from Equinix data center
Helen Ltd and Equinix are now using the excess heat of the HE5 Viikinmäki data center to provide heat to surrounding homes and businesses.Â
The project...
Saving tonnes: The environmental benefits of switching to LPG
In last month’s LPG spotlight, Flogas looked at the significant cost-saving benefits of LPG. This week, the firm focusses on LPG’s environmental benefits.
Traditionally, oil...
Government pledges £44 m for green heat networks for homes & public buildings
Energy ministry Beis has unveiled plans to decarbonise Britain’s homes and public buildings, releasing £44 million to trial low-carbon heat networks, heat pumps and...
The hidden cost of data
Data underpins every aspect of modern life, with more information generated now than ever before. Keeping data centres cool is crucial for their safe...
Ensuring compliance – preparing for Ofgem’s heat network regulation
The UK’s transition to net-zero carbon emissions has driven regulatory changes across the energy sector, with Ofgem set to oversee the heat network industry,...
SSE pots a deal to Stoke up UK’s first geothermal heat network
Britain’s first city heat network powered by hot rocks welcomed SSE into its kiln of Kilowatts today.
IGas told investors it has signed a 12...
Partner selected for heat network using data centre waste heat
The Mayor of London’s development corporation for Old Oak and Park Royal (OPDC) has today announced that Hemiko has been chosen as the development...
Hydrogen ‘safe’ in 20% blends over Keele’s pipes, trial decides
Advocates of hydrogen blended with conventional ‘natural’ gas to lessen harms from the methane-dependent fluid, were today celebrating the success of Britain’s first test...
New data on UK heat pump sales by type
On the first day of Heat Pump Week 2024, the Heat Pump Association (HPA) has published an update to its UK heat pump sales...
Over £100 million investment for clean heat in largest GHNF announcement to date
Eight low carbon heat networks in London, Bristol, the West Midlands, Lincolnshire, and the North West are set to receive major investment to kick-start...
Plans to deliver cleaner heat to homes
Up to 300,000 households will benefit from home upgrades in the next year, as the government announces new steps to help households take up...
Six towns and cities to pilot clean heating innovation
Businesses and building owners across England are set to benefit from low-cost, low-carbon heating as 6 towns and cities have been selected to develop...
Three more projects receive £9.8m from the Heat Networks Investment Project
Today, Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management announce the remaining three projects which were successful under the Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP); Gateshead Council,...
Transforming retrofit heating and cooling with decentralised water-to-air heat pump technology
Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions introduces the Aquarea Loop, a new decentralised water-to-air heat pump designed for optimal energy efficiency. The system operates with...
Further £34m brings total Green Heat Network Fund investment to over £380m
The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) has awarded over £34 million to four low carbon heat network projects across England, bringing the total funding...
Green Heat Network Fund fuels sustainable urban regeneration with £57 million investment set to...
Five more projects have been awarded over £57 million from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). These projects, integral to comprehensive urban renewal...
How these 100-year-old central London flats are proving heat pump sceptics wrong
An Edwardian-era social housing estate in Chelsea, central London, is the latest ‘complex to decarbonise’ building to get the renewable heating treatment, successfully busting...
Baxi Heating commits to net zero operations by 2030
Baxi Heating UK and Ireland, part of BDR Thermea Group, commits to net zero operations by 2030 and to manufacturing products that only use...
The UK needs low carbon heat networks to reach net zero
The shift away from fossil fuels needs to accelerate if the UK is to reach its ambitious target of net zero by 2050. To...