Redrow Homes to fit air-source heat pumps in all new detached properties
One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders will scrap gas boilers in all detached houses that it builds and will fit air-source heat pumps instead.
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Three times as many heat pump engineers needed to hit net zero targets, industry warns
National targets for replacing gas boilers in the push to net zero are based on unrealistic assumptions about the number of installers required, a trade group has warned.
Read MoreBritish Gas offer lowest price guarantee to drive demand for heat pumps
British Gas has kicked off a price war for heat pumps as the drive to replace gas boilers gathers pace.
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Brits need more information for heat pump roll-out, says energy specialist
Brits need to be shown more details about heat pumps and their potential cost-saving benefits if they are going to replace gas boilers at scale, suggests a leading energy specialist.
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Octopus Energy partners with Halifax for low-cost heat pump plan
The UK energy supplier will work with the bank to provide a streamlined heat pump funding service that will offer an additional £1,000 discount on top of government low carbon funding
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‘State of the art’ heat pump training site to open in Essex next year
A new heat pump training centre set to open in Essex in 2023 aims to create 2,000 additional installers each year.
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Hydrogen or heat pumps: How will we heat our homes in the future?
In the neighbourhood of Whitby in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, residents are grappling with a question that many more of us will have to ask in the coming years: how should we heat our homes if we’re no longer allowed gas boilers?
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Heat pumps cheaper to install and run than gas boilers
Soaring gas bills have made air source heat pumps installed in the UK cheaper to run over their lifetime than conventional boilers, new research from UK innovation agency Nesta has found.
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Heat pumps: How do they work and how do I get one?
Homeowners can now apply for a government grant of £5,000 to replace their gas boilers with heat pumps as part of the government’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide.
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