heating
New ‘visit a heat pump’ scheme aims to help householders make clean tech switch
A new website enables people to visit homes near them with a working heat pump to see it and ask users about the low-carbon technology.
Government commits extra funding for heat pumps and insulation in social homes
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said £75 million will support some of the lowest income households to warm their homes and save on energy bills.
Britain’s biggest gas storage site switches on amid cold snap
The Rough site off the coast of Yorkshire, which is run by Centrica, currently has enough gas to supply three million homes all winter.
UK ‘can adapt buildings to warming with shutters, insulation and green roofs’
Experts have said Britain must proactively respond to the changing climate.
‘Hydrogen ready’ marketing for boilers could be greenwashing, watchdog warns
Hydrogen ready boilers are often no different to normal gas boilers, the CMA said
Treasury urged to review 'derisory' £100 home heating oil support
A UK government scheme covering the cost of £100 of heating oil must be reviewed urgently, Finance Minister Conor Murphy has written in a letter to the recently appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Nuala McCann: Energy crisis is like a leap back in time
As the nights darken and the air turns chill, I’m haunted by my father’s voice.
Hugh Grant’s £10,000 donation a ‘wonderful shock’ for charity founder
The founder of heating charity Depher, James Anderson, said the actor’s donation will buy ’10 boilers for people who are dying’.
TaxPayers' Alliance hits out at £15m of government 'anti-eco waste'
MORE than £15 million has been spent by the British government on "wasteful anti-eco practices", a report has claimed.
Government must protect consumers during decarbonisation – Citizens Advice
The charity is handling complaints from the 2% of households using unregulated heat networks – set to be in as many as five million homes by 2050.