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.
A new strategic partnership between Lloyds Banking Group, Octopus Energy and Halifax is aiming to introduce air-source heat pumps for Halifax customers and boost the rollout of zero-carbon heating.
Smart thermal storage could be used to reduce peak electricity demand on the coldest day of the year by 1.6GW by 2030, Thermal Storage UK outlined in a new report.
Cornwall Insight has released a new report indicating that under the UK Government’s current plans for hydrogen, fuel bills could increase by 70% to 90% more than gas on average.
Governmental targets for energy saving upgrades are “woefully off track” with 2020 heat pump sales per household the lowest in Europe, according to a new report from Cambridge Econometrics.
Nuclear energy projects have received a £3.3 million funding boost from the UK Government aiming to support the development of an advanced modular reactor (AMR).
Leeds City Council is carrying out a feasibility study into the development and deployment of domestic heat pumps at a high-density within urban communities.
The government will need to take a “careful, consultative” approach to the questions left unanswered in the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Climate Change Committee has said.
