All heat pumps articles
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CommentWe must retrofit now – there is no time to lose
Australian bank Macquarie now owns 100% of National Gas, raising questions about the direction and desire of industry to retrofit. The new government must take the lead and industry must get off the fence, says Smith Mordak
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NewsGovernment relying on ‘optimistic assumptions’ on heat pumps, NAO warns
Prices of low carbon devices have fallen just 6% since 2021 despite target for 25% reduction by next year
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NewsIndustry dismay over Sunak’s expected net zero U-turn
Government set to roll back pledge to ban new gas boilers by 2030 and set tougher energy efficiency targets for landlords
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NewsUK has one of the lowest rates of heat pump installation in Europe
Climate Change Committee says government is now “significantly off track” its heat pump targets
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NewsGovernment appoints NatWest boss as energy efficiency taskforce co-chair
Alison Rose to lead team alongside energy minister Martin Callanan
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FeaturesWhy everyone’s getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK’s buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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CommentHeat pumps: no silver bullet in the journey to net zero
Government incentives for pumps and solar panels look like token gestures when the real focus should be on making existing homes more energy efficient
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CommentMust we leave heat networks behind?
Systems using centralised plant were meant to be the future, until their carbon intensity put paid to that. But are heat pumps always better?
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NewsMPs criticise confusing plans to replace gas boilers
Public in the dark and lacking direction over heat pump policy, cross-party committee report claims
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NewsGovernment has ‘fundamentally got it wrong’ on hydrogen, Teesside mayor says
Ben Houchen slams officials for ‘playing it safe’ in last month’s heat and buildings strategy
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NewsUK ‘missed opportunity to show leadership’ by not announcing retrofit strategy ahead of COP26
FMB chief says initiative could have set example for other countries to follow at Glasgow climate summit
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NewsCost of decarbonising all UK homes could be £200bn cheaper than other estimates, says Savills
But new research says government interventions do not go far enough to persuade homeowners to carry out the work
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FeaturesThe heat and buildings strategy explained: what did it say – and was it worth the wait?
Published last week and running to 200 pages, Thomas Lane dives deep into a government initiative that promised much but had delivered rather less
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CommentA welcome strategy – but 30% of homes will still miss the target
The heat and buildings strategy is not radical enough and our approach to energy efficiency remains piecemeal and disjointed, says Stuart Fairlie
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NewsConstruction reacts to heat and buildings strategy
Plan for decarbonising UK’s buildings garners mixed reaction from industry experts
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CommentThe heat pump grant is welcome – but £5,000 is not enough
The government has set a bold target, but it may need to do more to persuade homeowners and industry that it is worth the investment, says Darren Snaith
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NewsEight key takeaways from the heat and buildings strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points from the heat and buildings strategy
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NewsHomeowners to be given £5,000 grants for heat pumps
Plans outlined in government’s long-awaited heat and buildings strategy
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NewsFirms chasing spots on £750m retrofit framework
Four-year Fusion21 deal to be used for decarbonisation works on homes and schools
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NewsGovernment considering £7,000 grants for heat pumps
Ministers looking at quadrupling funding for existing Clean Heats Grants scheme and extending it by a year