“The UK Government needs to utilise the tools at their disposal to increase investment in green homes and incentivise decarbonisation,” said Sarah Hunter, non-executive director of public policy at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).
Clean heat technology start-up Futraheat has closed a £1.5 million seed round to accelerate product development and commercialisation of its high temperature heat pump technology.
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.
The Welsh Government has launched its first public consultation on a target to deliver 100% of its electricity needs from green energy by 2035 with an extra proposal to target at least 1.5GW of renewable capacity from local sources, excluding heat pumps.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has released the eagerly anticipated Chris Skidmore MP independent review into the UK’s net zero prospects.
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.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a £9.2 million scheme that will help establish 9,000 training courses for heat pump and energy efficiency installers.