News
£5k heat pump grants welcomed by industry
In the Heat and Buildings strategy released today, Government firmly backs heat pumps with plans to drive down their cost through a £450million scheme
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News
Survival steps to safety for electrical installations
Martindale Electric has created an updated version of the ALIVE acronym to help prevent loss of life and safeguard workplaces for anyone working in or near electrical installations.
News
Unitherm Heating Systems launches in UK
One of the most successful names in renewable heating in Ireland has launched its UK operation from new premises in Exeter.
Case Study
Air source solution for a Saxon manor house
Our latest case study from renewable solutions provider, isoenergy, features the air source retrofit of a Saxon Manor house which had previously been heated by gas.
Product
Panasonic reveals air-to-water heat pump calculator
Panasonic Heating and Cooling Solutions has released an innovative online design tool with calculator to help quickly identify the most appropriate Aquarea air-to-water heat pump, calculate savings and CO2 emissions at the click of a button.
Opinion
Domestic heating systems not suited to heat pumps and hydrogen
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is urging government to consider the suitability of current UK domestic heating systems to facilitate the transition to net zero
Opinion
We’re better at Eurovision than decarbonising our homes
Doug Parr, Greenpeace UK’s policy director, is frustrated at the latest European Heat Pump Association data showing that Britain sells and installs fewer heat pumps per household than almost anywhere in Europe
News
Cut-price heat pump training for installers from Panasonic
Panasonic has teamed up with Optimum Energy to create a huge opportunity for installers to upskill, part-funded by the government. With this fantastic offer you ...
Interview
InstallerSHOW renewables focus for a great industry get together
This year’s InstallerSHOW will be the biggest event yet – offering installers more opportunities to meet with the industry’s leading manufacturers with over 150 will ...
News
Majority of homeowners will install heat pumps if financially supported
Heat pumps are a crucial part of the Government’s decarbonisation strategy but the poll of more than 2,000 homeowners across the UK found that, while ...
Opinion
Installers need to seize opportunities of low carbon heating
One thing we can be certain of is that tomorrow’s heating sector will look different to the one we currently know. The goal of ...
News
Ecodan heat pumps solve renewable heating challenge for doctors
The three commercial Ecodan air source heat pumps were provided by Mitsubishi Electric as a solution to replace the existing gas boilers at the Paxton ...
Opinion
Heat pumps in the headlines again – but what is the truth?
These kinds of headlines grab the public’s attention and, even if fundamentally incorrect, still spread misinformation and concern amongst the general public about heat ...
News
Heat pumps create sustainable development for locals
The development of two three-bedroom houses and four two-bedroom flats near Helston, Cornwall was granted permission based on the homes being made available to people ...
News
Heat pump and storage combination enhances CHP energy solution
The 15-year performance-based contract will see the implementation of a self-funding fully integrated energy solution, which includes conversion from the existing steam heating system to ...
News
Heat pump project key to city’s low carbon future
The 3MW water source heat pump will be the largest project of its kind in England and will take water from the nearby floating harbour ...
News
Renewable installer numbers concern after Welsh fossil fuel ban
The Welsh Government has unveiled its ‘Welsh Development Quality Requirements 2021 – Creating Beautiful Homes and Places’ standards which it hopes private developers will adopt by 2025.
Opinion
The business of heat pumps
The need to lower UK carbon emissions is immediate if we have any chance of meeting our net zero 2050 target. Air Source Heat Pumps (...
Opinion
Will the recent IPCC report galvanise consumer action?
It is regarded as ‘a code red for humanity’ but the report also confirms that heavy reductions in global carbon emissions would limit climate change ...
Guide
Part 6: How to select the right air source heat pump and why?
Throughout this series of posts, Chris Higgs, managing director of Freedom Heat Pumps has considered everything from the look and sound of heat pumps to ...
News
Ground-breaking new training course from the Heat Pump Association
The course is split into two stages as below:
News
Have your say on heat pump DNO notifications
As the heat pump market matures, a significant increase in heat pump deployment is anticipated, meaning that the demand on the network will also rise. ...
Case Study
GSHP solution for a Grade II listed building
In this study the featured property is a fifteenth century Grade II Listed medieval house, Cae’r March, in Snowdonia National Park, previously heated using ...
Guide
Part 5: How to select the right air source heat pump and why?
Following on from part four of the series, where Chris Higgs took a closer look at refrigerant types for heat pumps, here, Chris considers what ...
