The government is set on ‘decarbonizing’ the way in which businesses and homes are heated. In turn, making heat pumps, and more specifically the knowledge on how to install them, priceless in the very near future, especially with the government target to install 600,000 heat pumps by 2028 (gov.uk.) Heat pumps function by using heat…
There is some disparity around the use of solar PV from the UK population, mainly due to misconceptions about the technology and its potential benefits. However, one thing is for certain, there is no better time to get involved in solar PV. This blog sets to put the record straight around the technology, and why…
We are one of just five centre’s in the UK to offer this particular course – and with over 30,000 licensed boats on the inland waterways, it might just be worth your while. HETAS has seen a rise in enquiries regarding the effective design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of stoves on boats, and this course…
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