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Why I Chose a Heat Pump (and It Had Nothing to Do with Net Zero)

Robert MFeb 4, 20264 February 20263

I am not a green evangelist, and I am certainly not motivated by net zero. Much of the rhetoric around domestic decarbonisation strikes me as overblown and disconnected from how

How Many Heat Pump Installations in the UK Are Actually Good?

MarsFeb 1, 20261 February 20264

Discover the truth about heat pump performance in UK homes. From comfort to cost, are these systems living up to their promises?

Cinergi: Installer Spotlight

MarsJan 31, 20261 February 20260

Cinergi is a Hampshire-based renewable energy company focused on proper engineering and quality installations of air source heat pumps and more.

Heat Pump Installer Stockholm Syndrome

MarsJan 30, 202630 January 20260

Heat pump installer Stockholm syndrome. It sounds flippant, even funny, but the more time I spend talking to homeowners, the more convinced I am that it describes something very real

Why UK Electricity Prices Are Undermining the Clean Energy Transition

MarsJan 25, 20260

If you’ve ever looked at your electricity bill and wondered how we can be drowning in wind power yet still paying eye-watering prices, you’re not alone. The UK is generating

Samsung vs Mitsubishi vs Vaillant: What Havenwise Data Exposes

MarsJan 21, 202621 January 20261

Heat pumps are meant to be boring. Not in the sense of unimportant, but in the way central heating has always worked best when it fades into the background. You

The Myth of the MCS Performance Guarantee

MarsJan 19, 202619 January 20260

As the editor of Renewable Heating Hub, I dedicate a significant portion of my time to engaging directly with heat pump installers, manufacturers and industry insiders across emails, DMs, consultations

UK Heat Pump Problems: A Complaint Process That’s Irreparably Broken

MarsJan 16, 202616 January 202610

For years, the UK government has told the public that heat pumps are central to decarbonising homes. Billions of pounds of public money have been channelled through schemes such as

Post-Traumatic Heat Pump Stress Disorder

MarsJan 11, 202611 January 202627

This was never supposed to be like this. Heat pumps were sold to homeowners as a safe, sensible step forward… cleaner heating, lower running costs and proper consumer protection if

The Great British Heat Pump Owner Persona Survey: Let’s Build Our Archetype!

MarsJan 1, 20261 January 20265

Happy New Year everyone! As we head into 2026, I thought it would be genuinely interesting (and fun) to find out who the “typical” British heat pump owner really is.