Heat

A project that will see over 10,000 new homes heated by waste heat from nearby data centres has been granted a share of £65 million funding from the Green Heat Network Fund.

Last week saw the Energy Act 2023, the “biggest piece of energy legislation in the UK’s history”, become law and the energy industry has reacted warmly to its introduction.

Heat pumps are now cheaper to install than gas boilers as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme increase launches today (23 October).

The National Infrastructure Commission has ruled out the use of hydrogen for heating in its second National Infrastructure Assessment.

The Office for National Statistic revealed that UK gas price inflation remained at 1.7% last month as households prepare for a trying winter.

“The cancellation of some net zero measures is likely to increase both energy bills and motoring costs for households,” the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has warned.

British Gas has announced it will be extending its PeakSave scheme until 31 December.

Octopus Energy's Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult have united in a call to government for the introduction of a ‘Smart Building Rating.’

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has announced plans for future redevelopment which will see the scheme take a more “active” approach.

OVO has announced it has cut its heat pump running costs by 50% to 15p/kWh, making it cheaper to run than a gas boiler.