The Government Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has now made funding available for installers to become qualified to install Heat Pumps. Learners need to be qualified heating engineers / plumbers or apprentices that have completed the second year of their qualification. You will also be required to hold an in-date Water Regulations &…
The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has published its Heat Pump Investment Roadmap, summarising the UK government’s heat pump policies and investment opportunities available. The report can be read Here:
Following two years of negotiations, the UK has reached a “landmark” agreement to modernise the terms of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The treaty – which provides the framework for international trade and investment in energy – was drafted and first published in 1994 when fossil fuels dominated power generation. As such, as the UK…
Hydrogen infrastructure won’t be viable for domestic heating applications at scale for at least the next decade, research from Imperial College London’s Energy Futures lab has found. Commissioned by MCS Charitable Foundation, the report recommends the government instead focus on deploying solutions which are already available, including heat pumps, energy efficiency measures and heat networks.…
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a Government scheme that was introduced in 2011 to replace the Low Carbon Building Programme. Its aim is to encourage people to invest in renewable forms of heating, by paying them for the renewable heat they produce. The commercial segment of the Renewable Heat Incentive has been running since 2011, and the…
Electric car charging points are to be installed at every new home and office across England from next year ahead of a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 Ministers admit only around 500 plug-in points are being installed every month . New law will mean car chargers must be…
Without immediate action from the government to clarify policies and introduce stricter regulation more urgently, the UK will miss its 2050
The inaugural Utility Solar Summit kicked off with discussions around the emergence of the solar 2.0 in the UK.