Electrification

Octopus’ ‘free’ heat pump gets ‘ball rolling’ on market competition

Government urged to bring forward decision on hydrogen

SGN CEO vows to tackle shortfall of engineers in new role

Octopus CEO: I considered stopping selling gas

Heat pump rollout must not undermine insulation drive

Heat pump proposals ‘cut all the wrong corners’

Solar installations surge in first half of 2023

Overcoming barriers to low-carbon heat at a local level

Has the boiler upgrade scheme hit a ceiling?

ULEZ if you want to: How far will Tories turn on net zero?

Saving money biggest driver for Brits switching to heat pumps

The potential to save money on their energy bills is the biggest driver for Brits looking to instal a heat pump, research by EDF has found. The report found that almost half of (49%) of Brits are looking at installing a heat pump in the future.

‘Significant issues’ with government’s major energy schemes

ESO calls for faster decision on future of heat

CCC boss casts doubt on 600,000 heat pump target

It is “hard to see” how the ninefold increase required to meet the government’s 2028 target of 600,000 heat pump installations can be achieved, the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) head of net zero has warned. David Joffe said government is “doing the right things but not necessarily with sufficient urgency”.

Heat pump training grants to tackle skills shortage