£100bn clean energy asset class to transform home heating
The UK’s first investor-funded ground source heat pump network has broken ground in South Wales. Installed by British heat pump manufacturers Kensa and backed by funds managed by Octopus Energy’s renewable arm, Octopus Energy Generation, the project is set to power millions of homes and kickstarts a new £100 billion UK asset class in clean […]
Record number of renewables being installed into UK homes
According to data from UK quality assurance scheme MCS, there were a record 170,000 certified renewable installations in the first six months of 2025. This is a 37% increase on the equivalent period last year and a 33% increase on the previous highest start to a year in 2023. The record number of installations is fuelled […]
Council to deliver largest networked heat pump system in Scotland
Renfrewshire Council is to replace the gas supply in two of its council housing high-rise blocks with a networked ground source heat pump system, which will be the largest installation of its kind in Scotland. Residents at the two multi-storey blocks in Gallowhill, Paisley, will see their gas supply replaced with the renewable heating system, […]
£330m pension investment for clean energy transition
Workplace pension provider Smart Pension has announced an initial £330 million investment in two funds managed by Octopus Energy’s renewable arm, Octopus Energy Generation, to fast-track the UK’s transition to clean energy. This commitment supports companies like Kensa, a manufacturer of ground source heat pump technology, to generate sustainable growth for Smart’s 1.5 million pension […]
Chancellor visits Kensa, championing green growth
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, visited Truro-based ground source heat pump manufacturer Kensa to hear from Cornish businesses driving green growth and investment. She also took part in a roundtable to discuss their role in Britain’s energy transition. During the visit, the Chancellor met with Kensa representatives and heard about the company’s approach […]
4,300+ UK jobs now demand building performance skills
According to new research from Uswitch, a comparison and switching service, the UK’s shift to clean home energy is accelerating and it’s opening the door to thousands of green job opportunities. Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data shows a 145% rise in the proportion of homes listing a heat pump as their main heating source since […]
Signify, Pineapple, Schneider launch Pineapple CoRE
Signify, a Dutch multinational lighting corporation; Pineapple Partnerships, a consultancy and venture builder; and Schneider Electric, a multinational corporation specialising in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, have announced Pineapple CoRE, a collaboration designed to accelerate decarbonisation across the the commercial and industrial property sector. Initially focusing on the UK, the collaboration is […]
Midea UK announces partnership with City Plumbing
Midea Cooling & Heating UK, the UK division of Chinese appliance manufacturer Midea, supplying air conditioning, heat pumps, and HVAC systems, has announced a new, nationwide partnership with City Plumbing, a UK plumbing, heating, and electrical supplier. This collaboration is effective from 20 June 2025. Midea Cooling & Heating UK, part of the global Midea […]
Sureserve and Kensa join forces for low-carbon heating
Sureserve, a social housing energy and compliance services provider, and Kensa, a British heat pump manufacturer, have announced a new partnership to help social housing providers and public bodies across the UK accelerate the decarbonisation of heating and reduce residents’ energy bills. The partnership’s joint mission is ‘to reduce fuel poverty for thousands of residents, […]
Baxi reacts to Government’s Spending Review
Following the Government’s Spending Review, Jeff House, Director of External Affairs and Policy at Baxi, a heating and hot water systems manufacturer, comments on the key points of interest for the heating industry: “It is great news to see confirmation of the full £13.2 billion funding earmarked for the Warm Homes Plan, which will […]