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Clean Heat Grant proposed to accelerate low carbon heating

...challenges faced in meeting climate targets. The government Heat and Buildings Strategy which will be published later this year will set out actions to reduce emissions from buildings. The government...

Opinion

Industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget

...include liquid biofuels in policy for off the gas grid homes. Hydrogen is an option as an alternative to gas heating as well as heat pumps and rural consumers should...

News

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...
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)...

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...

News

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...
Ken's Corner

Opinion

Ken’s Corner: A week is a long time…

...heated by oil. How Ireland is heated Source: Census 2022 A significantly higher proportion of oil heated homes are in rural areas compared to all homes in Ireland. 28% of...

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’...

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

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...