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Aaron Cushion
Heat Pump Installations Climb to Record Levels

Heat pump installations in the UK have already exceeded last year’s total, setting a new milestone for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) with three months still to go in 2024. By the end of September, 42,000 installations were completed—outpacing 2023's total by approximately 4%.

Heat Pump Installations Climb to Record Levels
Information, Industry News
Aaron Cushion
UK Government Announces Warm Homes Grant

The UK government is launching the Warm Homes Grant in 2025, an exciting initiative aimed at helping homeowners make their properties more energy-efficient. This fully funded scheme is available to those who meet certain criteria and could significantly reduce your energy costs while lowering your home's carbon footprint.

UK Government Announces Warm Homes Grant
Information, Climate Change, Industry News
Aaron Cushion
The UK’s Last Coal Power Station Closes

This week, the UK's last coal power station closed, signalling that the country’s energy landscape is undergoing a massive transformation. For over 200 years, coal was king, powering industry and homes alike. But today, renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro are rapidly replacing fossil fuels in the national grid. With that change comes a new challenge—and opportunity—for those of us in the heating and plumbing industry.

The UK’s Last Coal Power Station Closes
Information, Industry News, Government Policy
Aaron Cushion
How Could The Labour Party Impact The Heat Pump ...

With the UK election out the way and a new government in place, we feel it’s important to explore the potential implications for the heat pump market now that Labour has taken the helm. For plumbers, particularly those considering diversifying into heat pump installations, Labour's anticipated measures could present significant opportunities in the evolving green energy sector.

How Could The Labour Party Impact The Heat Pump Market?
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Aaron Cushion
Heat Pump Adoption Crucial To Meeting Net Zero ...

The UK remains overly dependent on natural gas, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), which provides independent recommendations to the government.

In its recent annual assessment, the NIC highlights the urgent need to reduce reliance on high-cost, high-carbon natural gas and accelerate the adoption of heat pump technology to meet the ambitious net zero targets by 2050. According to the Commission, decarbonising buildings is a critical aspect of this transition and represents the single biggest challenge on the path to net zero.

Heat Pump Adoption Crucial To Meeting Net Zero Targets

Climate Change

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Oil & Gas Set To Be Out-priced by Renewables by 2020

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Oil & Gas Set To Be Out-priced by Renewables by 2020

According to Swanson’s Law, solar PV tends to become 20% cheaper for every doubling of cumulative shipped volume. Solar energy costs have continued to decrease steeply for decades. in 1977 solar panels cost $77 per watt, compare that to 2016 where the cost had fallen as low as $0.36 per watt.

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UK Electricity Continues To Get Cleaner

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UK Electricity Continues To Get Cleaner

Latest figures from the Internation Energy Agency show that electricity generated in the UK continues to get cleaner, with emission rates per unit of electricity at their lowest for over 100 years. The biggest contributor to this is the development and continued investment in offshore wind. In fact, figures show that the UK has the largest offshore wind capacity in the World, and has done so since 2008.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall by 3% in 2018

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall by 3% in 2018

In 2018, the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3%, and are continuing to drop, while low carbon generation rose by 53%.

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Government Pledges to Ban Boilers In New Homes By 2025

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Government Pledges to Ban Boilers In New Homes By 2025

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has today announced the Government’s commitment to ban fossil fuel heating from new homes by 2025. In today’s Spring Statement, Hammond confirmed the introduction of a new standard for new build homes will be introduced by 2025, in order to future-proof new build homes with low carbon heating, such as heat pumps.

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Gas Boilers Banned In New Homes By 2025?

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Gas Boilers Banned In New Homes By 2025?

According to the latest advice from Government advisors, new build homes should be banned from connecting to the gas grid within as little as 6 years in order to tackle climate change. As reported in the Times and the BBC, The Committee on Climate Change report, titled “UK Housing: Fit for the Future”, suggests that all new-build homes in the countryside should be heated by heat pumps, rather than traditional fossil fuel boilers.

New £320m Scheme Launched to Help Decarbonise UK's Heat Network

New £320m Scheme Launched to Help Decarbonise UK's Heat Network

The Government has launched a £320m scheme to help accelerate the adoption of low-carbon heat technologies, such as ground source and air source heat pumps, across the UK's public, private and domestic sectors.

'Deep Retrofits' Required to Meet Zero Carbon Homes

'Deep Retrofits' Required to Meet Zero Carbon Homes

Experts have said that major energy efficiency refurbishment of millions of homes are required in order to cut carbon emissions. This comes following the news of keeping the world below 1.5C warming.

Keeping the World Below 1.5C Warming

Keeping the World Below 1.5C Warming

On the 8th October 2018, the most extensive warning on the risks of rising global temperatures was issued. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Carnage (IPCC), made up of various scientists and government officials, gathered at a meeting in South Korea and issued a special report on the impact of global warming.

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