Retrofit skills shortages holding back home decarbonisation, finds Energy Systems Catapult
Skills shortages in four job roles and three key sector challenges have been identified in a new report from the Energy Systems Catapult.
Articles tagged with: heat
Low carbon heat forms 25% of total Green Homes Grant installations
Installation of energy saving measures has continued throughout 2021 as part of the Green Homes Grant, despite the scheme closing to new applications in March.
Government places heat pump grants at centre of Heat and Buildings Strategy
The government is to offer grants of £5,000 for the installation of heat pumps from April 2022 as part of a new £450 million scheme to upgrade domestic heating infrastructure.
BEIS to spend just 20% of £1.5bn Green Homes Grant funding
Over £1,000 per Green Homes Grant upgrade is to be spent on administration costs, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed in a new report.
SSE joins forces with National Grid to trial capturing waste heat from electricity transformers
SSE Energy Solutions and National Grid are to run a trial looking at generating hot water and space heating using waste heat from electricity transformers.
Kaluza signs 'unrivalled' transatlantic partnership with Innowatts to accelerate digitalisation
Kaluza has signed a strategic partnership with Innowatts to deploy the two companies’ technologies throughout North America and Europe.
IPCC gives stark warning on ‘unprecedented’ impact of climate change
The role of human influence in climate change is “undisputed” with many of the impacts now irreversible.
IPPR Environmental Justice Commission calls for £7.5bn scheme to support low carbon heat and transport
The IPPR Environmental Justice Commission is calling for the government to introduce a variety of new measures to create a fair transition that puts people at the heart.
CBI urges government to 'make the big plays' and release transport and heat strategies
The CBI is calling on the government to “step up” and release concrete strategies for transport and heat after a lack of detail in the Ten Point Plan.