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Warm Homes Plan: £15bn Promised, but Homeowners Will Ask What’s Actually Different This Time

MarsJan 21, 202621 January 20263

The government has unveiled what it calls the biggest home upgrade programme in British history, pledging £15 billion to help millions of households cut energy bills through insulation, heat pumps,

A Single Voice for Heat Pumps, But Will It Finally Raise Industry Standards?

MarsJan 19, 202619 January 20262

The UK’s fragmented heat pump trade body landscape has, at least on paper, come to an end. The Heat Pump Association, the Ground Source Heat Pump Association and the Heat

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

Are Heat Pumps Still Affordable When Electricity Prices Rise?

MarsJan 7, 20267 January 20260

For a long time, heat pumps benefited from a kind of economic tailwind. Electricity was relatively cheap, gas was politically unstable and the narrative was simple: heat pumps are efficient,

Eve Thermo Gen 5 Smart TRV

MarsJan 4, 20264 January 20267

The Eve Thermo Gen 5 has arrived as one of the most refined smart radiator valves on the market, launching in late 2025 with a sleek redesign and cutting-edge features

Global Energy Systems Thurso ASHP

outlawukJan 3, 20263 January 202618

According to Global Energy Systems’ specifications, at 2C, with flow temperatures of 30/35C, the Thurso heat pump is stated to deliver a heat output of 7.88kW with power consumption of

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.