This article explores how new boiler prices are presented by stockists and some of the challenges of comparing prices of the same boiler with different stockists (and even with the same stockist). It focuses on the boiler unit itself, rather than the other components (controllers, radiators, pumps etc) and labour to fit them. To read about the full costs of a replacement … [Read more...]
Chancellor Confirms A Ban On Gas Boilers In New Homes From 2025
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in the Spring Statement on 13 March 2019 that: "We will introduce a Future Homes Standard, mandating the end of fossil-fuel heating systems in all new houses from 2025.""We will publish proposals to require an increased proportion of green gas in the grid, advancing decarbonisation of our mains gas supply." These announcements … [Read more...]
Is Hydrogen A Future Option For Reducing Carbon Emissions From Central Heating Systems?
Awareness of the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the impact of climate change is reaching mainstream media. Recently, schoolchildren and young people in the UK have taken part in climate strikes urging that action is taken (See Guardian 15 Feb 19, Climate strike: UK school pupils take part in call for urgent action). The Committee on Climate Change (the CCC) has … [Read more...]
Why Gas Boilers Could Be Banned In New Homes By 2025
A recent report, "UK housing: Fit for the future?", suggests that houses built after 2025 should not be connected to the gas grid. This would effectively ban householders in new homes from using gas boilers for space and water heating and using gas hobs for cooking. The report suggests that alternative technology, such as heat pumps powered by electricity, would be used for … [Read more...]
Government Propose To Abandon Solar FIT Scheme For New Applicants
In July 2018 the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a consultation in which it states its intention to close the Solar Panel FIT (Feed in Tariffs) scheme to new applicants from 1 April 2019. If these proposals are implemented without amendments then, from 1 April 2019, householders installing solar PV systems on homes will receive no … [Read more...]