UK heat pump potential greater than previously thought

Jul. 29, 2009 – As the UK Government is heading towards setting up a Renewable Heat Incentive, a Government commissioned study has significantly revised upwards the renewable heat potential offered by heat pumps. The document maintains that most renewable heat at low cost could come from the industrial and commercial/public sectors.

Research results aiming to improve the evidence base for developing the renewable heat incentive (RHI) have now been published. The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change has commissioned NERA Economic Consulting and AEA Technology to investigate how much renewable heat may be achievable under different scenarios, and at what cost in the UK. At the same time, the UK Government last week published its “UK Low Carbon Transition Plan”, according to which the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will be introduced from April 2011.

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Source: R744.com