Earlier this year, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero posted a video on social media platform LinkedIn in which it said that heat pumps were three times more efficient than gas boilers. The video also encouraged people to upgrade to
The UK’s heat pump rollout has been branded a disaster with around 277,000 installed out of a 600,000 pledge. As it bids to decarbonise heating the British government has committed to installing the pumps in UK homes by 2028, but so far
The Conservatives may have laid a post-election trap for an incoming Labour government, according to an energy industry expert, as the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary scraps the heavily criticised “boiler tax”. Reacting to the news that the Clean Heat Market
Plans to encourage Britons to switch from gas boilers to heat pumps under a £450million scheme have sparked a fresh backlash. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) flagship programme to champion heat pumps,
The Government is planning to scrap what has become known as the boiler tax and could announce their intention to do so as soon as this week, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is set to ditch the policy,
With snow landing across the UK this week and temperatures plunging, central heating has certainly been necessary. But how we heat our homes looks set to change in the next 10 or 20 years. The government believes that heat pumps will be
Drivers could soon get real-time fuel price data as part of Government plans to bring transparency and competition to the forecourts. Under the new proposals, forecourts across the country will be legally required to share live information on their pump prices within
Households have installed a record number of heat pumps with 39,268 put into people’s homes last year. The figure beats the previous high set in 2022 with an increase of nearly 20 per cent, figures from the MCS Foundation – which certifies
The national drive for Britons to switch from traditional gas boilers to expensive heat pumps has sparked a fresh backlash from MPs and an industry leader. Ahead of a vote and potential rebellion from Conservative MPs, the Government is pressing ahead with
Families and businesses will benefit from slashed energy bills following a £6 billion funding boost to make homes warmer, ministers have announced. A Government grant scheme to support the installation of heat pumps is set to bring a £1.5 billion boost to