One of the primary barriers to the adoption of heat pumps across the United Kingdom is the UK’s unfavourable Electricity-to-Gas Price Ratio (EtGPR). Because electricity is a lot more expensive than gas, people worry that it may not be cost-effective to switch out...
Dr Nicholas Harrington suggests that increasing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant by 50% may not have a substantial impact on heat pump installations in the UK, as research suggests that the upfront and ongoing costs associated with heat pump adoption still create...
The issue holding back the widespread installation of heat pumps across the UK may not be consumer sentiment. It is a well-known adage that location takes precedence when looking for a new home. After that, people tend to prioritise architectural features, finishes,...
We ought to relinquish the implicit assumption that UK housing stock is so similar to that of our European neighbours that it does not warrant attention when it comes to the question of decarbonising our heating – and, in particular, when it comes to the widespread...
Of all possible barriers that might impede the adoption of heat pumps in the United Kingdom, performance receives less attention across the literature than might otherwise be expected. If one was to review a decade’s worth of UK heat pump studies, the...
In recent years, heat pumps have dominated the heating-decarbonisation conversation, in no small part due to Boris Johnson’s enthusiastic championing of the technology in late 2021. If homes in the United Kingdom could transition from gas to electric heating...
The way we heat our homes needs to change fast. In this short article, researchers at Sheffield Hallam University explain current attempts to capture a history of home heating as the curtain begins to fall on the era of fossil-fuelled systems. The researchers are...
On 20 September 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that from 23 October of that year, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) payment would increase from £5,000 to £7,500 for air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) and from £6,000 to £7,500 for ground-source heat pumps...