Heat Pumps
A heat pump alternative for a quarter of UK homes
Household heating is the source of 17% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Most of the country’s homes are still heated…
80 million kilometres of power lines needed globally by 2040 to maintain climate goals – IEA
Achieving national climate and energy targets will require adding or replacing 80 million kilometres of power lines worldwide by 2040,…
Heat pumps essential to reaching net-zero goals – IEA report
When it comes to policy signals, the European heat pump industry has not had a good month. In September, as…
‘I beg to differ’: international industry experts reject Sunak’s comments on heat pumps
Heat pumps are an “obvious” solution for national decarbonisation and recent comments on the technology by UK Prime Minister Rishi…
Rendesco invests £150m in ground-source heat pumps for UK new-builds
Rendesco, a UK-based ground-source geothermal heat developer, recently announced it is developing a gross pipeline of more than £150m ($187m)…
Scottish households turn up heat pumps and EVs to optimise wind
Piclo, a UK-based independent marketplace for grid flexibility services, has completed the first end-to-end flexibility transactions for the UK electricity…
UK no longer a leader on climate targets, the Climate Change Committee warns
The UK government’s commitment to hit net zero has been criticised by its statutory body for climate change. The…
Business as usual? Heating and cooling in the EU’s updated Renewable Energy Directive
On 28 June, a committee of MEPs finally signed off on a new EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), the…
A “turning point” for energy efficiency – IEA interview
The world needs to double its progress on energy efficiency between now and 2030 to get on track to net-zero…
Health vs climate? How an EU chemical ban could hinder the energy transition
The European chemicals industry has gone into a near-panic about a draft proposal presented in February to the European Chemicals…