Low-carbon heat: UK s heat pump sales set to almost double this year
The UK s heat pump manufacturers have collectively placed orders with suppliers for more than 67,000 units this year - around double the number currently already in warehouses and on shelves.
The UK Government is notably targeting 600,000 domestic heat pumps by 2028
That is according to the heat pump association, whose members represent around 95% of the UK’s heat pump manufacturing sector by market share. The body surveyed its member businesses to ask about their orders for 2021, compared to their 2020 and 2019 orders, and their current levels of stock.
Both air-source heat pumps and ground-source heat pumps were included in the calculation. For comparison, some 35,000 heat pumps were sold in 2019 across both categories.
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
Executive Office spad numbers will be cut to six, salaries capped at £90k and advisers subject to the same disciplinary rules as civil servants
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03 Feb 2021
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have given their backing to new restrictions on special advisers at Stormont which will set a limit on numbers and the imposition of new disciplinary processes and procedures.
The measures are contained in a private member’s bill proposed by Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister, which passed its final stage in the assembly yesterday and is due to receive royal assent in the coming weeks.
What Is Net Zero?
The term that has been doing the rounds globally is ‘net zero’. But what exactly is net zero?
Net zero refers to the balance between the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions produced vs taken out from the atmosphere. The concept of net zero can be achieved when the amount of
CO2 produced is no greater than the amount removed. The idea is to reduce the amount of human caused emissions to as low as possible, and remove CO2 emissions from the atmosphere with initiatives such as reforestation or direct carbon removal.
With the rise of global warming, the world has been witnessing the
For some homeowners, making their home more environmentally friendly may be on the to-do list this year.
Although small changes can contribute towards this, installing new, sustainable hot water and heating systems can make homes warmer, reduce carbon emissions and lower energy bills.
Heating accounts for 20 per cent of UK emissions according to the National Grid and in turn, there is a push towards finding low carbon sources of fuel in order to meet net zero targets by 2050.
Installing new, sustainable hot water and heating systems can reduce carbon emissions
With the Government giving more funds towards properties looking to become greener, now could be the time to benefit from schemes and make the change.