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Government ‘eases off’ on fines for installers missing heat pump goals; reports

Heat pump manufacturers look to have persuaded D-ESNZ to abandon what looked to become heavy cash penalties if they fail from this spring to...

Government finds £1.5 billion more for heat pumps, breaks down £6 billion of efficiency...

Ministers today added £1.5 billion to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), promoting electric pumps as gas' low carbon replacements for warmth. In helping homes replace...

Swedish heat pump maker commits £300 million to UK, intends 8,000 jobs

Swedish-based heat pump manufacturer Aira has launched in Britain, promising to invest  £300 million before 2027, en route to sighing up one million homes...

Heat pumps bamboozle Brits, as misunderstandings & manipulations abound

Urban myths that refuse to die continue to slow heat pumps’ take-up in Britain’s homes, new research from supplier Good Energy has found. Fully a...

EdF buys heat pump maker CB Heating

The UK arm of nationalised French powerco EdF has bought full control of CB Heating, one of Britain’s leading manufacturers of air sourced heat...

Cutting out the carb(on)s: developer un-wastes energy at Derby low-carbon food cluster

Supported by waste-to-energy innovators Veolia, industrial estate developers SmartParc are lightening the carbon load by 30,000 tonnes a year for a revolutionary food-processing complex...

Trust us: Heat operator Kensa achieves registration for consumer protection scheme

Heat Trust, the consumer champion for customers purchasing energy from communal and district heat networks, has successfully registered its first networked heat pump site...

Rendesco & Last Mile dig deep, targeting home builders with £150 million investment in...

One of the UK’s biggest clean heat developers is making a £150 investment to reap sales from homebuilders, as it assists them meet next...

Good Energy wades into row over EUA “lobbying to slow heat pumps“

A major all-renewables supplier has stepped into allegations that trade body the Energy & Utilities Alliance has been influencing ministers to delay Britain’s rollout...

Thumbs up for THOM, as Chameleon colours in heat pump picture

A consortium of innovators led by energy pioneers Chameleon Technology has secured government cash to smooth Britain's installation of heat pumps. Reassuring consumers &...

Octopus and L&G pay a UK-best £70 million for stake in ground heat pump...

Octopus Energy’s generation arm is boosting Britain’s heat pump rollout by investing £70 million in Kensa Group, the country’s leading manufacturer and installer of...

Geothermals on, as Green Heat Network Fund digs deep to hand out first of...

Britain’s biggest system drawing heat from deep rock formations to warm up to 4,000 homes cheaply is one of seven innovative projects receiving government...

Industrial heat pumpers Futraheat raise glass to £1.5 million, eye up brewery trial

London-based industrial clean heat start-up Futraheat has closed a £1.5 million investment round led by green investors Clean Growth Fund.  A brewery trial of...

Air source heat pumps 3 times more efficient than boilers, ESC finds

Air source heat pumps (ASHPs) already plumbed into Britain’s homes are heating them at efficiencies three times greater than conventional gas boilers, even in...

To replace, or not to replace? “What is government’s heat pump policy?”, asks utilities...

A trade body representing utilities firms has accused energy minister Lord Callanan of “chaos” in going against his own department’s policy over heat pumps...

UKPN & Octopus partner to offer fuse instals with home heat pumps

A first re-fuse-al for homes fitting heat pumps to protect neighbourhood grids at the same time is the aim of a combined offer from...

Highest home solar instals for seven years, says MCS watchdog

Domestic installations of on-roof solar electricity systems boomed last year to their highest peak since 2015, the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has reported. Just over...

GreenGO to speed up mass insulation & clean heat, IPPR urges

A massive acceleration of home insulation and low-carbon heat launched by government could be saving bill payers up to £500 a year as soon...

Triple pressure: Britain “may need 150k heat pump installers this decade, not 50k”  

Meeting the government’s target for installing heat pumps may require up to three times the 50,000 technicians which Whitehall foresees, industry experts now estimate. By...

EDF helps customers move to heat pumps

Heat pumps are a critical solution for decarbonising homes, and will be vital if the UK is to meet its legally binding commitment to...