Revolutionary new heat pump could be saving homeowners money, sooner
A ground source heat pump product with the potential to slash gas bills by up to a third has been awarded UK government funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to accelerate its development for mass market deployment. Kensa has been granted funding under Stream 2 of BEIS’ Heat Pump Ready […]
New South East location for UK’s leading renewables training provider
GTEC now has a new location for installers in the South East looking to train in its industry-leading renewables courses. Hosted at The Building Performance Hub in High Wycombe – the only dedicated UK facility for the education and practical hands-on training of building performance for sustainable buildings – qualifications on offer include air source […]
Heating installers split on whether to begin fitting heat pumps
The transition to low carbon heating is at a finely balanced tipping point, with installers split on whether they will be installing heat pumps in their customers’ homes. That’s the main finding of a new report from heat solutions provider, Baxi, which assesses what would encourage installers to take the leap to low carbon sources […]
Kensa’s AR climate change campaign hailed by industry as digital innovation
An augmented reality (AR) climate change campaign delivered by Kensa Group recently won the Heat and Efficiency: Digital Innovation Award at the 2022 Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) Awards. The ADE is the leading trade organisation whose members deliver a range of solutions encompassing District Heating & Cooling and Energy Efficiency and work together to […]
Heat pump project breaks ground in Cornwall
Heat the Streets, Kensa Utilities’ ambitious ERDF-funded sustainable heating project, has broken ground at two new construction sites in Cornwall. Work has begun on Heat the Streets low carbon heating installations in Carlyon Bay and Harlyn Bay. Drilling has started for boreholes that will form shared loop ground arrays to be connected to Kensa ground source heat pumps. The […]
The ECA urges industry to prepare for heat pumps demand
The ECA is urging the industry to fully engage with Government initiatives to decarbonise heat, including the new Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), launched this week. The BUS offers a grant of up to £5,000 for heating installers and households to replace traditional fossil fuel-powered boilers with more efficient, low-carbon alternatives, including air and ground source […]
Octopus Energy backs solar farm in Morocco to power heat pumps
Octopus Energy has announced a financial and strategic partnership with Xlinks. Xlinks will speed up the UK’s transition to net zero by laying four 3,800km-long subsea cables to connect a huge renewable energy farm in the Moroccan desert with Devon, South West England. The site will supply 3.6 GW of reliable, clean power to the […]
MKM invests in air source heat pump offering from Grant UK
MKM Building Supplies has announced a major investment for the supply of air source heat pumps into the UK market. The investment will see MKM work with Grant UK, to offer the manufacturer’s Aerona3 R32 air source heat pump range across the UK to installers and homeowners. The offering is the latest in a series […]
Cold snap research on heat pumps launched in South East
Dozens of homes across England are set to take part in an electric heating study that could hold the key to unlocking more capacity for low-carbon heating. Real-world consumer behaviour from UK Power Networks’ Neighbourhood Green project will be analysed to understand the exact amount of electricity capacity required to keep residents feeling comfortable, especially […]
Two in three UK tradespeople are going greener in 2022
New research from Rated People reveals how UK tradespeople are adapting their businesses this year to be more environmentally friendly as homeowner demands for ‘eco home improvements’ like roof insulation, electric car charging points, and heat pumps goes through the roof. Uniquely placed with its own marketplace data, Rated People analysed more than 800,000 home […]