Screwfix halves direct carbon emissions in net zero drive
Trade retailer, Screwfix, has announced that it has reduced its direct carbon emissions (scope 1 and 2) by 50% since 2021/22, despite growing from 790 stores to more than 900 stores. In 2021, Screwfix’s direct carbon emissions measured more than 23,000 tonnes. In 2022, this figure dropped to 18,900 tonnes, and by the end of […]
Female apprentice leads the way in renewable heating initiative
Seventeen-year old, Emily Wass, has revealed why she chose a career in renewable heating by becoming one of the UK’s first Low Carbon Heating Technician apprentices. Emily is one of ten apprentices on the inaugural course, which is being run by Vaillant and Derby College, and was motivated by her desire to ‘make a difference’ […]
Heat pump and battery storage installations lead the charge in 2024
MCS, a standards organisation that creates and maintains standards that allows for the certification of products, installers and their installations, has released its first installation figures of the year via its MCS data dashboard – a service which provides near-real-time dynamic visualisations of the uptake of small-scale renewable technologies across the UK. Commenting on the […]
Drayton hosts free expert panel on upskilling to heat pumps
This spring, Drayton will be supporting installers looking to upskill to renewables with free live expert panels on The Drayton Community Facebook group. Continuing on Wednesday 20 March at 7pm, Drayton will be welcoming industry experts including Richard Burrows, Kimbo Betty, Damon Blakemore and more to The Drayton Community to discuss the transition of becoming […]
Homegrown ground source heating on show for Cornwall MP
Cornish MP, Cherilyn Mackrory, was on hand to see how The Kensa Group is deploying Networked Heat Pumps to provide 140 new homes in Quintrell Downs, Newquay, with low-cost, energy-efficient heating. The Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth joined Kensa CEO, Tamsin Lishman, for a close-up tour and demonstration of the renewable heating system […]
Sunderland Council installs new Hamworthy heat pump system
When Sunderland Council needed a heating system that would help reduce carbon emissions at its offices in Stansfield Business Centre, a new Tyneham heat pump system set up in a hybrid installation from Hamworthy Heating provided an efficient and sustainable solution. As the existing gas boilers at Stansfield Business Centre were operating at elevated temperatures and the heating system […]
Next generation of home heating and cooling to be unveiled
Kensa Heat Pumps will unveil the next generation of home heating and cooling at an online launch on 29 February. Kensa will reveal its solution to help bring heat pumps to the masses, decarbonise current and future homes and create green jobs. The launch will be presented by Kensa CEO, Tamsin Lishman, who will be joined […]
Heat pumps are steering Scotland’s pathway to net zero
According to MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), Scotland has surpassed 200,000 small-scale renewable technology installations since records began in 2008. This indicates that 200,000 homeowners and business proprietors have invested in low carbon energy and heating solutions, encompassing solar PV and heating technologies. Recent installation statistics reveal that over 35,000 of these installations are heat pumps. […]
Good Energy reveals research on heat pump misinformation
Good Energy has revealed new research which shows the widespread nature of misinformation around heat pumps. The green energy supplier and heat pump installer commissioned Opinium to survey adults across the UK, asking them to identify if a number of statements about the electric heating technology as true or false. Shockingly, the most widely believed […]
MCS and Benchmark make heat pump commissioning faster and simpler
Heat pump commissioning through Benchmark Online and certification via the MCS Installations Database has been set to be integrated. This will result in a single point of data entry for the first time to simplify the process for Benchmark installers employed by the nearly 1,700 MCS certified heat pump contractors. Benchmark transformed its previous paper-based […]