An independent assessment by Energy Saving Trust has found that Passiv UK’s smart heat pump controls increase the space heating Coefficient of Performance (CoP) by 25% for hybrid heat pumps and 17% for standalone heat pumps.
A new report released by Energy Systems Catapult has highlighted a severe lack of diversity in the heating industry workforce with women accounting for only 2% and just 5% with an ethnic minority background.
An independent evaluation of the UK government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGVS) has found that around 19% of a possible 600,000 properties made applications for the initiative.
In a bid to promote energy efficiency and accelerate the adoption of clean heating solutions, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the UK government to bring forward £5.8 billion of investment from 2025.
Energy UK, the Local Government Association, the Federation of Master Builders and the National Housing Federation have called on the UK government to boost energy efficiency measures across British homes.
DNV has released a new report which indicates the UK is set to miss its 2050 net zero target and has called on industry and government to mobilise a clear roadmap to attain the mid-century goal.
Should loopholes for tax incentives be removed from the UK government’s windfall tax could generate around £22 billion in additional revenue, research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found.
The Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has called on Ofgem to conduct a village-sized trial of using heat pumps to decarbonise homes. The trial, which would mirror the UK Government backed hydrogen village that is hoped to begin trial in 2025.
