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Interview

Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland

...will install 600,000 heat pumps by 2030, Government should aim for 600,000 homes with zero-emission heating systems. The focus has to be on overall decarbonisation rather than any specific solution.”...

Insight

HVO: An industry update

...there is demand for HVO in the UK for use in heating buildings as it offers a cost-effective and more environmentally friendly alternative to existing heating fuels. TRA chief executive...

News

Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices

...£1392 for those using air source heat pumps with underfloor heating, £1502 for wood pellets, £1551 for those using LPG, £1819 for those with air source heat pump with radiators...

News

DECC proposes excluding biofuels from domestic RHI

...with wholly renewable domestic heating solutions in order to maximise both our renewable heat generation and carbon savings. By encouraging the installation of part renewable solutions, we believe we may...

Opinion

UKIFDA ‘not surprised’ by findings of public research

...one major heating system change – ‘Creating your Decarbonisation Plan’ is one of the most popular blogs on our website. The continued focus on electrification of heat using heat pumps...

News

Oil heating cheaper than mains gas

...than mains gas since 2010. Cost comparisons and projections Comparing the cost of heating the same average home with either LPG or electric storage heaters – the other main heating...
Data: the UKIFDA databank

Knowledge

Data: the UKIFDA databank

...low carbon heating technologies by providing an upfront capital grant towards the cost of an installation of an air source heat pump (ASHP), a ground source heat pump (GSHP) and,...

News

Net Zero report – FPS and OFTEC respond  

...produced by a boiler, with the efficient operation of a heat pump, to meet the buildings heat demand throughout the year. We also agree that consumers need to have salient...

News

SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA

...the Decarbonisation of Heat in homes off the gas grid’ followed a consultation with industry stakeholders. It outlines the benefits of introducing a carbon intensity standard for heating within the...

News

Which? reports on heating oil prices

...regular tanker. Aimed at heating oil users, the guide highlights a number of ways to keep the costs of heating oil down. The Which? news story and heating oil guide...

News

Oil – cheapest home heating fuel by far

With average annual heating costs for oil users falling every quarter for the last three years, consumer confidence in oil heating has greatly increased. This is reflected by rising boiler...

News

Fuel for thought…

The oil heating market has contracted significantly over recent years, because of what can legitimately be described as the ‘perfect storm’, says marketing consultant John Switzer, who works with Carbery...