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The future pathway for liquid fuel heating

...Richard Vianello,renewable heat incentive & heat in buildings deputy director at BEIS provided a summary of current government thinking on heat policy, including the recent ‘call for evidence’ on the...

Opinion

UKIFDA responds to government consultations

...on the low carbon heat consultation UKIFDA technical manager Tony Brown said; “Whilst we always welcome any news on low carbon heat options and decarbonisation innovations, we are disappointed there...

Analysis

A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data

...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...

News

Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI

...costly carbon intense fossil fuels,” said energy secretary, Edward Davey. The steps include ‘a new set of actions specifically targeted at industrial heat, urban heat networks and heat in buildings’...
Joining the sector from a background in renewables Mark Deeney shares his thoughts on the transition.

Opinion

A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment

...construction) I’ve seen cleaner fuels and heating technologies make some seismic advancements. During my tenure at Nutherm (the distributor for German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte across the UK and Ireland)...

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Domestic customers – NEW secure fire-rated tank

Trevor Seed (l) with Envirostore’s managing director, Richard Marsh by the new Firecheck tank An innovative product to overcome the problem of installing tanks next to buildings and structures has...

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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...
George Eustice MP

Interview

In conversation with George Eustice MP

...spokesman. For the Chapel, they want to be able to turn the heat on for certain events during the week, but they don’t want constant heat, so a heat pump...
MPs support bill to incentivise rural households to convert kerosene boilers to HVO

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MPs support bill to incentivise renewable liquid fuels

...rural homes. For many oil properties, the government’s proposals to deliver a heat pump first approach are simply unworkable. The technology is too expensive, the buildings aren’t suited and the...

Opinion

New ECO3 proposal to exclude oil boilers

...and contradicts the very essence of what the scheme is designed to achieve.” The consultation on A Future Framework for Heat in Buildings remains open until 29th June – www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-future-framework-for-heat-in-buildings-call-for-evidence...

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Significant changes to the UK heating market

...heating installers Significant changes are coming to the UK heating market that will affect thousands of installers and heating engineers. A survey launched today gives you the opportunity to shape...