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...
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News
Reality check needed off-grid
...how impractical heat pumps are as a truly viable alternative to an oil boiler. A heat pump can offer numerous benefits for those living in new build or well-insulated properties,...
Opinion
Vital role for hydrogen in decarbonising home heating
...decarbonising home heating and forcing a single option on consumers could risk alienating them. Home heating accounts for 14% of all UK emissions. Household emissions from heating and hot water...
News
Clean Heat Grant proposed to accelerate low carbon heating
...to BEIS, the grant will support the deployment of air source, ground source and water source heat pumps and high and low temperature systems, but hybrid heat pumps will not...
Analysis
Government urged to listen to constituent concerns over home heat decarbonisation choices
...million off gas grid UK households, many of them in rural communities, who rely on heating oil to heat their homes, are facing little choice in their route to decarbonising...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...to be practical about what is and isn’t a possibility for our customers. There is fuel poverty here in Cornwall. Not everyone can afford heat pumps which cost over £10k....
News
UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels
...(used for home heating and hot water) accepts the urgent need to decarbonise heating. Liquid fuel, more specifically a bio product, can be part of the solution to achieve net...
News
Industry professionals debate heating strategies
...heat and recognise the increasing role domestic renewable heating technologies will play in the longer term. That’s why OFTEC has launched registrations and MCS certification for heat pumps and solar...
Opinion
Report calls for a technology-agnostic approach to home heat decarbonisation
...and LCTs for decarbonising heat.” “The vast scope of technologies this will include ranges from electrified solutions, such as all types of heat pumps, direct electric heating, infrared heating, mechanical...
News
DECC proposes excluding biofuels from domestic RHI
...undermine this objective. • Indicative tariff ranges for air source heat pumps (6.9-11.5p/kWh), biomass boilers (5.2-8.7p/kWh), ground source heat pumps (12.5-17.3p/kWh) and solar thermal technologies (17.3p/kWh) that are MCS certified...
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...
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
Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI
...helping to inform the scheme’s design. In the meantime, the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme, which offers money off biomass boilers, solar thermal panels and heat pumps, has been...
News
Certas accelerates energy transition strategy with renewables appointment and acquisition
...heat pumps, solar panels, EV chargers and underfloor heating. Hafod Renewable Energy is the second major investment Certas Energy has made to grow its renewable solutions offering, having acquired Preston-based...
News
Industrial heat pilot lands £700k to deliver a commercial heat pump
Industrial heat pump startup Futraheat has secured £689,000 from Innovate UK to develop and deploy a commercial heat pump to deliver low CO2, high temperature heat to industry. They are...
News
MPs support bill to incentivise renewable liquid fuels
...source technologies, Mr Eustice highlighted concerns that the costs involved in installing heat pumps in older rural properties present a “huge barrier” and that they may not be the right...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to start biofuel transition
...All of these improvements will increase energy efficiency, create carbon efficiency and reduce bills. Carbon reduction without retrofitting “The continued focus on electrification of heat using heat pumps for those...
Opinion
OFTEC: Time for open debate on off grid heat decarbonisation
...whilst only supporting a narrow choice of technology options, primarily heat pumps and biomass boilers. These solutions work well in some settings and heat pumps, in particular, will play an...