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....
Articles
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...
The Grid Says Yes.. Until It Doesn’t: Why Britain’s Net Zero Push is Stalling at the Plug Socket
Britain’s energy transition is hitting grid limits, as battery storage and electrification face DNO approval delays....
Vote for the Best Heat Pump Brand in the UK – 2027 Edition
We’re opening the doors again for the UK’s most important heat pump vote. This is your chance, as a real homeowner living with a real system, to shape the 2027...
Living with a Low Loss Header (Or Measure For Measure, it’s All About the Pump)
I know, low loss headers (LLHs) aren’t necessarily ‘low loss’ but, if set up carefully, those losses may be minimised. Our own installation ‘features’ an LLH, I didn’t know that...
George Cove and Lord Kelvin: Solar’s Lost Future
George Cove’s lost solar vision could have transformed home heating a century ago — and still points the way to clean warmth today....
Failed Heat Pump Install: IWA Claim Rejected
A hard-won lesson in heat pump installation, from choosing the right system to battling faults, insurers and poor consumer protection....
The Battle for Control of the UK Heat Pump Market Has Begun
Carrier’s investment in Heat Geek may scale the UK heat pump sector, but homeowners should expect no immediate change....
Iran Oil Fires vs UK Heat Pumps
Tehran oil depot fires spark a stark climate reckoning, exposing the carbon cost of war and the limits of home decarbonisation....
UK Plug-In Solar: Is It Finally Coming?
Balcony solar panels in the UK: why they're banned, the safety risks of plug‑in inverters and what certified kits must address by 2026....
