More than 70% of UK homeowners can’t name a renewable heat technology, according to a survey of 1,000 homeowners across England and Wales by the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC).
The government’s plans to implement a near-universal rollout of smart meters to properties risks becoming a “costly failure”, according to the latest report from the energy and climate change committee.
APC Technology Group launched a new group of sustainability businesses called Minimise Group. The group will also include a subsidiary dedicated to renewable energy generation, Minimise Generation.
Conservative plans to exempt 100,000 starter homes from the zero carbon standard have been lambasted by the UK Green Building Council, which has labelled the move “incredibly short-sighted”.
The National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) is urging installers to take advantage of growth in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).