Heat

The secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Ed Miliband, has officially permitted Ofgem to over-allocate vouchers for the boiler upgrade scheme (BUS) by up to £50 million in this financial year.

Renewable energy firm ScottishPower has teamed up with top UK bank Santander to help make installing low-carbon technologies more affordable.

With the energy price cap rising today (1 October), the latest analysis from energy and climate think tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) paints a grim picture of the UK’s energy bills over winter.

New statistics concerning the UK government’s home energy efficiency improvement schemes have revealed that millions of UK households have benefited from support for energy efficiency upgrades.

A new report sponsored by Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) is highlighting the potential of heat networks to decarbonise UK cities.

Clean heat technology company Exergy3 has secured funding for its novel ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage system.

Global resource management company Veolia will deliver several energy projects to further decarbonise the heat supply at the University Hospital of Hartlepool.

An innovation trial led by UK Power Networks (UKPN) in partnership with energy supplier OVO and tepeo, an electric boiler provider, has found that heat battery technology would “significantly” help the UK meet net zero targets by 2050.

A cross-party group of MPs has written to the UK government asking them to expand the number of low-carbon heating technologies that qualify for VAT relief.

New data on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) has been released, revealing another incredibly strong month for the scheme.