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Presenter believes decision was taken due to the technology’s link with net zero after he was told he risked accusations of political bias

The sheer amount of bureaucracy and time involved is irksome, says Dr Kirstine Oswald

Scheme in England and Wales covers only heat pumps, uptake of which has been slow

Poorer households shut out of heat pump market and grants should be increased to speed up rollout, thinktank says

If it wasn’t for the drastic consequences of the Net Zero policy for industry and the nation’s economy, the story would be an amusing one. As it stands, it’s painfully easy to see why fewer and fewer people are going...

Official advice on meeting our emissions targets by 2050 covers all aspects of society, including food, travel and work

Expert recommendations will influence plans for energy, housing, transport industry and farming for decades

The transformer crisis is a direct result of the previous administration's decision to prioritize ideological policies over practical energy infrastructure needs...

Growth in 2022 and 2023 was driven by soaring gas prices caused by Russia’s invasion, but 2024 saw sales slump

At the current rate, 26.4 million will still not have heat pumps by 2035.

We will no doubt muddle through again, but nobody in the media seems to be pointing to the elephant in the room; the fact that demand for electricity will start to rise rapidly as we transition to heat pumps and EVs.

Green heating has an image problem, especially where climate-sceptic parties hold sway. Now energy groups are promoting them on grounds of cost, status and energy security

Behaviour experts say misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptake

From a futuristic home in London to a barn conversion in the heart of the country

The Sutton Dwellings estate in London may offer councils a ‘blueprint’ for ground source heating