Articles

The benefits of heat pumps – what they can do for you and the planet

DavidP4 April 20224 April 2022

4 April 20224 April 2022

The benefits of heat pumps include cost savings on heating bills and lower carbon emissions, which can ease the pressure on household finances during the current energy crisis and reduce...

Why architects should spec Hitachi heat pumps

Graham Hendra21 March 202221 March 2022

21 March 202221 March 2022

Many years ago when Top Gear was good, there was a brilliant piece about SAAB. For those of you who don’t know, SAAB made ground-breaking, but quirky cars which were...

Fear of the heat pump Cosa Nostra

Mars13 March 202217 March 2022

13 March 202217 March 2022

Over the course of the past 12-18 months we've received countless emails, comments and messages from UK homeowners (via this site and My Home Farm) that have installed air source...

Showing your heat pump some love with ACF50

Graham Hendra13 March 202213 March 2022

13 March 202213 March 2022

Heat pumps and air conditioning units are subject to some terrible conditions, and I personally think it’s time to give them some love. Your heat pump lives outside in all kinds...

It’s time for rural households to wake up to the government’s heat decarbonisation plans

Malcolm Farrow10 March 202212 March 2022

10 March 202212 March 2022

Most policy commentators agree that it makes little sense to install heat pumps in inefficient buildings. Yet that’s exactly what the government’s new Heat and Buildings Strategy proposes....

Innovative heat pump projects in Europe and the UK

Mars7 March 202217 March 2022

7 March 202217 March 2022

Join us for an incredibly interesting conversation with Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association, where we discuss the difference in installation numbers of air source heat...

Why do we put feet under heat pumps?

Graham Hendra6 March 20226 March 2022

6 March 20226 March 2022

A few weeks ago I bumped into two legends of the heat pump industry. We will call them Jon Bon Johnnie and Leopold. The names have been changed to protect...

Weather compensation and heat pumps: the verdict

Graham Hendra28 February 202212 March 2022

28 February 202212 March 2022

I wanted to take a closer look at weather compensation and heat pumps and see what effect it has on the running costs of a heat pump. Excuse my questioning...

Simple radiator sizing for heat pumps

Graham Hendra20 February 202224 March 2023

20 February 202224 March 2023

There is a lot of rubbish that’s said when it comes to radiator sizing for heat pumps. There shouldn’t be – it’s really not that hard. Back when the RHI...

Why don’t we revise the subsidies to get people off gas?

Graham Hendra29 January 202212 March 2022

29 January 202212 March 2022

We are all supposed to be moving away from fossil fuels and into renewable sources of energy. That ultimately means we need you to use electricity. Why electricity? Because it’s easy...

The benefits of heat pumps – what they can do for you and the planet

Why architects should spec Hitachi heat pumps

Fear of the heat pump Cosa Nostra

Showing your heat pump some love with ACF50

It’s time for rural households to wake up to the government’s heat decarbonisation plans

Innovative heat pump projects in Europe and the UK

Why do we put feet under heat pumps?

Weather compensation and heat pumps: the verdict

Simple radiator sizing for heat pumps

Why don’t we revise the subsidies to get people off gas?

MCS Certification: A Badge That No Longer Means Anything

Grant Shapps and the Heat Pump Myth That Won’t Die

How to Get a Heat Pump Installed Properly: Key Steps Every UK...

Are Solar, Batteries and Heat Pumps the Ultimate Net Zero Trio?

The Heat Pump Sizing Mess: Why Are We Still Getting This So...