Is Biomass Really Renewable?
Biomass is often sold as green heating, but its carbon debt, air pollution and policy backing tell a far more complicated story....
Air-to-Air Heat Pumps in the UK: Everything You Need to Know
The UK’s heat pump conversation has, for years, been almost exclusively about air-to-water. Monobloc units, flow temperatures, radiator sizing, MCS accreditation… the vocabulary of A2W has become familiar territory for...
Energy Bills to Rise Again as Ofgem Confirms Price Cap Increase
The extremely brief period of falling energy bills is already over. Ofgem confirmed this morning that the energy price cap will rise by 13% from 1 July 2026, adding £221...
Is Your Heat Pump Insured?
There’s an unknown crisis playing out in UK homes right now, and most of the people affected don’t know it yet. They will. Usually in January. Usually when the heating...
Warm Homes Plan: Can the UK Deliver?
Warm Homes Plan 2026 promises record retrofit funding, but heat pump targets, financing gaps and high electricity prices may still block delivery....
Does Your House Actually Suit a Heat Pump?
Most UK homes can run a heat pump well. Learn the key checks, common obstacles and what to demand from a proper installer....
Does Your Installer’s Heat Loss Figure Actually Stack Up?
Check if your heat pump quote adds up with a quick heat loss sense check before you sign....
Is Poor Flow Throttling Your Heat Pump?
Avoid heat pump undersizing: calculate the right primary pipe flow rate, velocity and pressure drop for efficient performance....
Heat Pump Households Losing £43 a Year to a Problem That Should Never Have Happened
A systemic failure in heat pump installation practice is costing UK households an estimated £20 million a year in avoidable heat loss and the government has now been forced to...
The Watchdog That Watched and Waited
On 9 January 2026, Consumer Energy Solutions collapsed into administration. It ceased trading with immediate effect, made nearly 300 workers redundant (many of them in Wales, in communities where jobs...
