A new report by the not-for-profit body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) finds customers are typically facing a five-fold cost increase to install a heat pump, compared to a hydrogen-ready boiler.

Households can currently expect to pay up to £15,000 for transition to a heat pump depending on the property type, compared to less than £3,000 for a hydrogen-ready boiler. In addition to the higher cost of the heat pump itself, the disparity is largely due to the additional energy efficiency measures needed to enable a heat pump to operate efficiently, plus the need to fit a hot water cylinder and new radiators. Some homes also require new internal pipework. 

The managing director of Baxi UK & Ireland has called for swifter measures to speed up the introduction of hydrogen in order to decarbonise home heating.... 

There has been a surge in demand for training courses in the installation and maintenance of heat pump systems following the Government’s plans to subsidise the replacement of some gas boilers for low-carbon heat pumps.... 

BESA Scotland’s Local Authority Forum is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week. It first started out with just three attendees and over the years has grown to more than 25. At the height of the pandemic, the forum went from meeting once a ... 

Kensa Group, the manufacturer of low carbon ground source heat pumps, was among a global cohort of winners of the Ashden Awards handed out at CO 26.... 

Spirotech is acquiring the Austrian family business EDER for its technology, knowledge and experience in the field of pressurisation in HVAC installations.... 

Following a challenging 18 months, during which time the FETA Annual Lunch was postponed on several occasions, representatives from the heating, ventilating, building controls, refrigeration and air conditioning sectors finally met once again at The ... 

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks at the huge sums being invested by the superpowers, sovereign funds and major multinational companies into the production and storage of hydrogen as one of the coming fuels in the road to decarbonisation.

Hydrogen is attracting huge levels of worldwide investment running into the billions and trillions and UK end users should be aware that this pattern of financing is indicative of global adoption of hydrogen as a major fuel source.

In the UK, JCB, a company with no ties to the energy industry, has announced its decision to invest heavily in hydrogen. The deal means JCB will take 10% of the green hydrogen made by the Australian firm Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). 

Scottish proptech company arbnco has deployed its air quality monitoring system across 30 primary schools, after being chosen as a partner in a Government pilot that aims to improve ventilation and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in classrooms.... 

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has congratulated its head of technical Graeme Fox on being elected as the next president of the Institute of Refrigeration (IoR).... 

A leading ventilation specialist has hailed recent guidance from the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) as a turning point for IAQ.... 

One of the Government’s top scientific advisors has called for a concerted programme of ventilation improvements in buildings including professional accreditation for contractors.... 

A CIBSE team has been awarded a BEIS contract for new guidance for large heat pump installations in non-domestic... 

Kevin Wellman, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), warns that scalding and central heating system related contact burns continue to pose a grave risk to households, as NHS Digital reveals its ... 

Regulations relating to non-condensing water heater replacement could well be changing in the near future. If businesses and organisations are to avoid costly, extended downtime in the months ahead, they need to start planning now, says Andy Green, ... 

Viessmann has shared details of its 100% H2-ready boiler programme.

Hydrogen boiler prototypes are currently running on test beds in the research and development centre at the company’s headquarters in Allendorf (Eder) in Germany prior to approval, endurance testing and deployment in actual heating systems. 

Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe is investing £15.3m in its Livingston manufacturing facility to significantly increase its productivity, efficiency and research & development (R&D) capabilities to meet increasing European ... 

TV personality and architect George Clarke has urged the Government to help power “a global retrofit revolution” by abolishing VAT on the restoration and conversion of existing buildings.... 

Danfoss CEO Kim Fausing is among 90 members of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders who are committed to reducing emissions by more than 1 Gigaton annually by 2030 and believe that businesses can do more if agreement is reached at COP26 that would put us on a 1.5° pathway. 

The first cohort of Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) apprentices have started their BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship through the BCIA’s national training provider, Group Horizon....