A new training academy has been launched by EDF Energy, CB Heating and Daiken, with the companies entering a partnership aimed at upskilling heat pump installers.
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.
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has indicated the UK’s renewable industry has shown “great resilience and ingenuity” with the government having failed to match its net zero commitments.
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.
Two EDF Energy-led projects have been awarded grant funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) under its £60 million Heat Pump Ready Programme.
The UK’s net zero transition is set to be determined by homes and businesses adopting low carbon technologies (LCTs) in a bid to reduce energy bills amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Findings from project DINO has indicated that local energy networks could see peak electrical loads increase by 80% by 2040 due to heat pumps, EVs and domestic batteries.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to provide £1.5 billion to improve the energy efficiency of 130,000 low-income households across the UK.
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.
