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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Today we've published the Warm Homes Plan. The Plan details how we will help reduce energy bills and transform our housing stock by upgrading millions of homes up and down the UK with solar panels, batteries, heat pumps & insulation. Read the Plan in full here 👉 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Warm Homes Plan

This plan sets out how we will cut energy bills and upgrade homes.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Ahead of the Warm Homes Plan being published… 🏡 We've announced that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will expand to support air to air heat pumps & heat batteries www.gov.uk/government/c... 🏢 We've also published a consultation on the role of alternative clean heating tech www.gov.uk/government/c...

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Boiler Upgrade Scheme and certification requirements for clean heat schemes

We're seeking views on proposed amendments to the existing Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) and to certification requirements for BUS and other clean heat schemes.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The UK Government is putting heat pumps at the heart of its Industrial Strategy. Published yesterday the 'Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan' list heat pumps as one of six areas with the highest growth potential and commits to a 10 point action plan to grow the sector: www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan

The UK's plan to create investment, growth, and good jobs in clean energy industries, as part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

We've published new legislation to relax rules around permitted development for heat pumps. The changes will come into effect from 29 May and should make it easier for consumers to install a heat pump without a full planning application. For more info visit: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/56...

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Big news today for anyone interested in decarbonising home heating in the UK. We're consulting on extending grants to new tech like heat batteries and air-to-air heat pumps, and we’ve announced further investment to grow the heat pump supply chain. More info here -> www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Families to get more choice over home upgrades

Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home's heating as well as plans to create up to 18,000 training places for green jobs.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Today we launch our ‘warm and fuzzy’ heat pump campaign across TV, radio and the web to help raise awareness of heat pumps and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. Watch the video below or visit the campaign webpage at www.gov.uk/heatpumps

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Yesterday we published a review by the @energysyscat.bsky.social which looked at air to air heat pumps and the important role they could play in decarbonising UK homes: www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Air-to-air heat pumps: literature review

This literature review summarises the opportunities and challenges faced by air-to-air heat pumps (A2A HPs) in the UK.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Published today: New data and reports from the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project show that heat pumps are efficient, widely suitable across UK homes and deliver high levels of consumer satisfaction. Read more from @energysyscat.bsky.social here: es.catapult.org.uk/news/heat-pu...

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Heat pumps recommended by 85% of consumers

85% of Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project participants had, or were likely to, recommend heat pumps to a friend or family member.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

As part of Govt’s update on the UK Hydrogen Strategy, we’ve announced that we’ll consult in 2025 on the role of hydrogen for domestic heating. We’ll also be consulting on whether to allow transmission level blending of hydrogen with natural gas: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676191...

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

An early Christmas present: We’ve published a consultation on raising product standards for space heaters. This includes increasing minimum performance standards for heat pumps and boilers and also changing energy labels so gas boilers can’t be more than F-rated. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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Raising product standards for space heating

We’re seeking views on proposals and draft statutory instrument to improve ecodesign and energy labelling legislation to increase the performance of space heating products.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Today, we've published new stats on heat pump installations in the UK. This shows 38,305 government-supported heat pumps were installed in the last year (up to the end of Sept 2024), a 46% increase on the previous year. Take a look at the data here -> www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Heat pump deployment statistics: September 2024

Statistical releases on heat pump installations in the United Kingdom.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Today colleagues at the Ministry of Housing have published a consultation on reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. This includes plans for a new smart readiness metric & new heating system metric, to encourage adoption of low carbon heating. More details here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

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Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime

Consultation on changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs), and air conditioning inspection reports (ACIRs).

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Today we’ve announced a huge package of measures to accelerate the deployment of heat pumps, including liberalising planning rules, increasing funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme & introducing a reformed Clean Heat Market Mechanism in April www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Help to save households money and deliver cleaner heat to homes

Up to 300,000 homes to benefit from upgrades next year, as government continues rollout of the Warm Homes Plan.

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Dr Matthew Aylott @renewablewriter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

My first post on BlueSky and it’s a big one for heat pump fans [no pun intended]…

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