Heat Pumps News: page 7
- January 2024
Grant UK launches EvoLink Hybrid System Hub
Grant UK has made the EvoLink Hybrid System Hub available, a wall-mounted unit that combines an Aerona³ heat pump with an existing fossil fuel boiler in one heating system.
Nesta Impact Investments invests £2 million in heat pump provider Aira
Nesta Impact Investments has put £2 million into heat pump and clean energy service Aira, as part of the company's €145 million Series B financing round announced on 16 January 2024.
Rinnai announced a new product launch programme
Rinnai has set out a launch programme running through the first quarter of 2024, covering low-GWP heat pumps, electric water heaters, hot water cylinders and plate heat exchangers.
Publication of Air Source Heat Pump Noise & Permitted Development Rights in Wales reports (phase 1 & 2)
The Welsh Government has published two reports on air source heat pump noise and permitted development rights, examining whether the current three-metre boundary rule should change.
Grant UK launches the Aerona Smart Controller
Grant UK has launched the Aerona Smart Controller, a weather compensated controller for its Aerona³ heat pump range that adds remote monitoring, app access and per-zone heating curve configuration.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant rise to £7,500 drives applications up nearly 39%
Ofgem's eighth Boiler Upgrade Scheme quarterly report shows 6,835 voucher applications between February and April 2024, after the heat pump grant rose to £7,500 in October 2023.
- December 2023
Extra £1.5 billion for Boiler Upgrade Scheme announced
The government has allocated an extra £1.5 billion to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for 2025 to 2028, part of a £6 billion package for energy efficiency and low carbon heating.
Mitsubishi Electric launches Ecodan R290 heat pump at COP28
Mitsubishi Electric launched the Ecodan R290 heat pump, built in Livingston, Scotland, as COP28 delegates gathered, using a refrigerant with a global warming potential of three.
- November 2023
Consultation planned on permitted development rights for heat pumps in England
The government has confirmed it will consult on new permitted development rights to end the blanket one metre boundary restriction on heat pumps in England, alongside figures showing Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications tripled after the grant rose to £7,500.
Government confirms Clean Heat Market Mechanism plans
The government has confirmed a Clean Heat Market Mechanism for launch in 2025 and reported that Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications tripled after the grant rose to £7,500.
UK Government heat pump noise research findings published
Research into air source heat pump noise emissions was published on 30 November 2023, prompting a consultation on changes to the MCS-020 noise assessment standard.
MCS opens consultation on MCS 020 planning standard
MCS has opened a consultation on its MCS 020 planning standard for air source heat pumps, proposing changes to solid barrier definitions, background noise assumptions and location guidance, with comments due by 26 January 2024.
Heat Pump Association releases landmark heat pump deployment report
The Heat Pump Association has published a report setting out policy recommendations to speed up heat pump adoption in the UK, citing efficiency and emissions figures and the 600,000-a-year installation ambition.
Mixergy announces Heat Pump Interface v2
Mixergy has announced version two of its heat pump interface, which it says improves integration between its hot water cylinders and heat pumps and simplifies installation by using the heat pump's existing thermal probe.
Government announced consultation on removing the one metre boundary requirement for air source heat pumps
The government said at the Autumn Statement on 23 November 2023 that it would consult on removing the one metre boundary rule for air source heat pumps under permitted development rights.
BEAMA publishes Delivering low carbon heat policy document
BEAMA has published a policy document arguing that electrified heating, smart controls, insulation and reform of electricity costs are needed to decarbonise the UK's 28 million homes.
MCS reported planned Benchmark Online and MID integration
MCS has reported that Benchmark Online and the MCS Installations Database will be integrated, giving heat pump installers a single point of data entry for commissioning and certification.
Mixergy announces the Cube X cylinder
Mixergy has announced the Cube X, a compact smart cylinder for heating and hot water that the company says will need no G3 unvented certification and is due to arrive soon.
EDF completes acquisition of heat pump installer CB Heating
EDF has completed its acquisition of air source heat pump installer CB Heating, following a 2022 strategic investment, saying it will cut customer journey times and train more installers.
Mitsubishi Electric launches Ecodan R290 heat pump
Mitsubishi Electric has launched the Ecodan R290 heat pump, a propane-refrigerant model built at its Livingston factory in Scotland and announced on 13 November 2023.
Beta launch of Get a Heat Pump website
Nesta launched a beta version of the Get a Heat Pump website in November 2023 to test the tool with real users, and later worked with The MCS Foundation to develop it further.
Energy UK publishes analysis on cost of heat market inertia
Energy UK analysis published on 1 November 2023 finds that a two-year delay to heat pump rollout would mean 2.9 million fewer heat pumps by 2030 and £3 billion more gas imports between 2026 and 2030.
Passiv UK launches Greener Grid Payments for heat pump customers
Passiv UK has launched Greener Grid Payments, an automated service that pays its heat pump control customers for cutting power at peak times under the National Grid ESO Demand Flexibility Service.
- October 2023
Boiler Upgrade Scheme extended by 3 years to 2028
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme will pay £7,500 towards a heat pump from today and now runs to 2028, three years longer than planned, the government has announced.
Which? responds to government's improved heat pump grant and energy efficiency campaign launch
Which? has welcomed the government's increase to heat pump grants and the launch of a home energy efficiency awareness campaign, saying cost and low awareness hold consumers back.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme heat pump grants increased by 50% to £7,500
Air source heat pump grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme rose from £5,000 to £7,500 and ground source grants from £6,000 to £7,500 from 23 October 2023, with the scheme extended to 2028.
Citizens Advice responds to DESNZ consultation on Boiler Upgrade Scheme amendments
Citizens Advice has told the government it welcomes the £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant uplift but opposes cuts to grants for some households and wants the scheme's overall budget clarified.
NIBE launches S735 Exhaust Air Heat Pump
NIBE has launched the S735 Exhaust Air Heat Pump, an all-in-one unit for heating, hot water and ventilation, with an A+++ rating and a published SCOP of 4.29.
Ecodan R290 heat pump launched
Mitsubishi Electric has said it will phase out its Ecodan R32 heat pumps and replace them with an extended Ecodan R290 range, after launching the R290 model in October 2023.
Environment Agency permit rules apply to new ground source heat pumps from 1 October 2023
Ground source heat pump installations completed after 1 October 2023 may require an Environment Agency permit, according to updated Planning Portal guidance for England.