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How Octopus Energy is preparing to shake up the heat pump market

Utility Week’s Lucinda Dann visited the UK’s first R&D centre for heat pumps to find out how and why Octopus Energy is preparing to install them on a mass scale from April 2022.

2 years ago

Are the promised heat pump cost reductions a lot of hot air?

2 years ago

Thames embarks on home heating sewage scheme

3 years ago

Here is how we tackle the problem of decarbonising heat

The procrastination around tackling high-carbon home heat must end if we are serious about reaching net zero, says Juliet Davenport, founder of Good Energy. Writing for Utility Week, she gives some suggestions for kickstarting the process and says the government should seriously consider funding low-carbon heating through gas bills.

4 years ago

Good Energy to launch heat pump tariff

4 years ago

Centrica calls for 1m heat pumps by 2025

Centrica has called for the installation of one million heat pumps over the next five years as part of the green economic recovery. It has urged the government to bring forward the full Future Homes Standard (FHS) by three years to 2021, as well as phasing into 2025 a scrappage scheme for oil boilers. The company has published a three-point plan which includes a series of measures it believes will help restart the post-Covid economy in line with its net-zero emissions commitment.

4 years ago

Electrifying the low carbon heat debate

The Ground Source Heat Pump Association begins 2020 with a new look and a new confidence that - with heat pumps emerging as a favoured option in the government's Future Homes consultation - the sector is about to come into its own.

4 years ago

District heating can make an immediate contribution

An urgent solution is needed to finding a low-carbon heat source for the 85 per cent of UK households still relying on fossil fuel-based natural gas. While hydrogen boilers and electric heat pumps are among the potential solutions, ken Hunnisett argues that district heating schemes are a proven technology ready to be deployed.

5 years ago

Bioenergy could help meet net-zero goal and fill nuclear gap

5 years ago

Anesco offers homeowners all-in-one energy system

5 years ago

Vattenfall ‘front runner’ for London heat network project

5 years ago

‘Ramp up’ policies to achieve net zero emissions, says CCC

5 years ago

Moixa unveils virtual power plant plans

Moixa has announced plans to create a virtual power plant in Sussex, as part of

5 years ago

Research body awards £51m to four smart energy pilots

5 years ago

Gas industry accuses CCC of ‘over-stepping’ remit

The government’s climate change adviser has been accused of "over-stepping" its remit by recommending that no new homes should be connected to the gas grid from 2025 onwards.

5 years ago

CCC advises ‘no gas connections’ for new homes from 2025

No new homes should be connected to the gas grid from 2025 at the latest, the government’s climate change watchdog has recommended as part of a wide-ranging package of measures to cut emissions from the UK’s housing stock.

5 years ago

DNOs streamline connections to ‘supercharge’ EV rollout

5 years ago

Eon partners with personal finance firm for ‘green mortgages’

Eon and BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK have today (17 October) announced a new collaboration to bring “green mortgages” one step closer to the UK property market.

6 years ago

Excessive network charges deterring uptake of heat pumps

Energy Systems Catapult has called for energy tariff pricing to be reformed. The body suggests an overexposure to network and policy costs is deterring the uptake of heat pumps and electric vehicles.

6 years ago

Homes should be fitted with three-phase electricity supply

The single "phase" electricity supply system, which has been the norm in UK homes since before the Second World War, should be scrapped for new homes, a report has urged.

6 years ago