At two o’clock today (28 March) members of the energy sector sat down to consider what they hope to be included in the UK Government’s ‘Green Day’ announcement tomorrow to ensure that the UK remains a key player in the race to net zero.
A resident of the Cornish village of Stithians has had their ground source heat pump (GSHP) connected to an ambient heat network under the street, it what is said be a “world first” in-road retrofit of its kind.
Under new plans released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), heat pumps and solar panel installations will be included as part of £1.8 billion plans to boost energy efficiency in buildings.
Interim performance data released as part of the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project (EoH), has shown that air source heat pumps (ASHPs) operate with high efficiency even in cold weather conditions, making the technology "a viable domestic retrofit solution three times more efficient than gas boilers."
Following the early announcement of the extension of the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) at the current rate of £,2500 for three months, there were only a few key energy focused elements to the Spring Budget.
Exmouth Leisure Centre in Devon is the first UK site to benefit from free heat supplied by British tech start-up, Deep Green’s, heat-recapture cloud technology.
Energy Systems Catapult has acquired “key parts” of the building consultant, Active Building Centre (ABC), so as to modernise construction with lower-carbon buildings that actively manage, store and share energy.
Samsung Research UK has been awarded £3.35 million funding towards its Clean Heat Streets project which aims to install 150 heat pumps in Rose Hill, Oxford, creating a ‘Heat Pump Ready’ neighbourhood.
The UK Government has announced a new £5 million Heat Training Grant that is expected to support 10,000 trainees over the next two years to become “low carbon heating experts”.
