Heat pumps run on electricity instead of gas, and are more efficient than traditional boilers. They warm buildings by ...

Officials in the UK have published a planning document that calls for housing developers to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England starting in 2028. The government on March ...

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

More than 4,500 certified heat pump installations were recorded in the United Kingdom in July 2024, while battery storage installations continue to significantly outperform previous years. Subsidy ...

MCS reports a record-breaking start to 2025 for certified heat pump installations, but the pace of deployment still falls short of 2028 targets. Subsidy support continues to drive heat pump adoption ...

Readers of The Independent can now save £250 on the cost of a heat pump installation, with an exclusive offer from Octopus ...

Robin Preece works for The University of Manchester. He receives funding from EPSRC. Ali Ehsan works for The University of Manchester. He receives funding from EPSRC through the Supergen Energy ...

The UK is ramping up support for electric heat pumps, a key technology to cut the country’s dependence on natural gas to keep homes warm during winter. A package of measures announced by the ...

Gas companies may have breached competition law by ‘undermining’ the uptake of heat pumps, lawyers have warned. View on ...

April 2022 saw the introduction of government grants designed to help householders to install heat pumps as replacements for gas boilers. This technology is likely to become an increasingly popular ...