The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has revealed that April 2023 saw Wales secure the highest uptake of small-scale renewable installations for homes and businesses in the UK.
Rising heat pump demand could see the UK Government’s flagship Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) run out of vouchers as early as 2024 – months before it’s original end date in March 2025.
According to the latest data from the Microgeneration Certifications Scheme (MCS) there were over 60,000 small-scale renewable installations in Q1 this year – the highest performing quarter since Q4 2015.
The latest data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has reported a record-breaking year for heat pumps in 2022, with more than 30,000 MCS-certified installations registered between air and ground source technologies.
The first meeting of the UK’s Green Jobs Delivery Group has today (11 May) taken place, co-chaired by energy minister Greg Hands and E.ON CEO Michael Lewis.
A coalition of 38 civil society groups have called on government to support households facing surging energy bills, to scale up measures to reduce gas use and to drive forwards renewable energy.
Hydrogen infrastructure won’t be viable for domestic heating applications at scale for at least the next decade, research from Imperial College London’s Energy Futures lab has found.
Despite growing calls from the energy sector and beyond, the Treasury looks set to reject the removal of VAT on green products such as heat pumps and solar.
Environmental levies should be moved off of electricity bills to make sure it's always cheaper to run a heat pump than a boiler according to business and civil society groups.
