heat pumps

August 22, 2023

Green skills training pilot to help futureproof sector

Daikin has announced a heat pump training course aimed at 16-to-18-year-olds.

August 21, 2023

Current± Disruptors: Greenworkx on the green skills emergency

Current± sat down with co-founders Mat Ilic, CEO of Greenworkx and Richard Ng, CTO to discuss Greenworkx’s mission to help solve the green skills emergency.

August 18, 2023

Ideal Heating to build £12.5m R&D facility in Hull to develop low carbon tech

Hull City Council has granted planning permission for a research and development facility to be built by Ideal Heating to develop technologies like heat pumps.

Ofgem has asked stakeholders to send responses by 29 September 2023. Image: Getty Images.

August 18, 2023

Ofgem issues call for input on domestic DSR engagement

Energy regulator Ofgem yesterday (17 August) issued a call for input on how to engage domestic consumers in Demand Side Response (DSR).

August 9, 2023

Conservative backbench MPs attempting to delay oil boiler phase out

Conservative Party backbenchers are increasing their calls to delay net zero targets, with the 2026 ban on oil boilers the latest to come under attack.

August 4, 2023

TÜV Rheinland announced as new renewable product certification body by MCS

TÜV Rheinland (China) Ltd has been announced as a new product certification body for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) in the UK.

August 3, 2023

Good Energy says its heat pumps are four times more efficient than gas boilers

Good Energy has said that its air source heat pumps are outstripping gas boiler benchmarks for efficiency by over four times.

Heat pumps must be a standard within all new homes. Image: Ketcgum.

August 2, 2023

Data shows only 22% of available BUS vouchers issued so far

Statistics from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) show only 22% of the 90,000 available vouchers have been issued between May 2022 and June 2023

July 28, 2023

Almost 50% of surveyed households are considering heat pumps, says EDF

Research by EDF Energy UK has revealed that almost 50% of British homeowners are considering switching to heat pumps.

Octopus Energy to launch heat pump at a similar cost to gas boilers. Image: Octopus Energy.

July 24, 2023

Energy and Utilities Association hired PR firm to promote negative heat pump stories

Leaked documents seen by the website DeSmog suggest that the Energy and Utilities Association (EUA), a gas boiler industry body, has been engaged in lobbying against government heat pump targets.