Energy in Demand News, January 25-26, 2026

The Financial Times reported this week that Norway’s oil fund wants companies to be allowed to water down their climate goals, arguing the alternative was for a major net zero initiative to fall apart. “The $2tn oil fund told the FT it feared companies could back away from the idea of science-backed climate targets unless … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 25-26, 2026 →

Decarbonising home heating: UK bets £15bn on solar and heat pumps

Esme Stallard and Justin Rowlatt write on the BBC News website about the latest programme to decarbonise Britain’s homes. Ministers are tilting Britain’s “homes upgrade” spending away from insulation and towards technologies such as solar panels, batteries and heat pumps as they seek to lift 1mn families out of fuel poverty. Is this the right … Continue reading Decarbonising home heating: UK bets £15bn on solar and heat pumps →

Industrial heating practices in UK manufacturing: survey results

Star Refrigeration has published the findings of its nationwide Industrial Heat Pump Research Survey, uncovering significant opportunities for UK manufacturers to cut energy costs, reduce carbon emissions and modernise ageing heating infrastructure through heat pumps and heat recovery technologies. However, the survey also found that most UK manufacturers cannot say how much heat they use … Continue reading Industrial heating practices in UK manufacturing: survey results →

Clean heat at city scale: the case for giant heat pumps

As towns and cities around the world seek to decarbonise, many are deciding to purchase large heat pumps, which can attach to district heating networks. In an article on the BBC News website, Chris Baraniuk discusses some of the latest developments. Meet the biggest heat pumps in the world The pipe that will supply … Continue reading Clean heat at city scale: the case for giant heat pumps →

Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025

While there has been more environmental reporting, there have also been more academic studies that prove that there are serious grounds for doubt about the published environmental results. A Financial Times newsletter refers to one draft paper from King’s College London that uses data from Climate Trace, an open-access initiative that takes inputs from more … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 25-26, 2025 →

Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds

A new study finds that investing just one-third of the Social Climate Fund, the EU could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across the EU by 2032. This would be enough to reach all energy-poor households in nine EU countries and slash EU gas demand by 11% — nearly as much as the EU imported from Russia in 2024. The EU Social … Continue reading Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds →

Survey of attitudes towards heat pumps in four European countries

In an article on The Conversation website, Aimee Ambrose, Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University discusses a three-year study to better understand attitudes towards heat pumps in Finland, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom. What do you think of the results? … Continue reading Survey of attitudes towards heat pumps in four European countries →

Energy in Demand News, January 19, 2025

It was welcome news this week from the Coalition for Energy Savings that, according to latest Eurostat data, there was a sharp drop of the EU's primary and final energy consumption in 2023. Compared to 2022, primary energy consumption dropped by 3.9% and final energy consumption lowered by 3%. This is the largest decline since … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 19, 2025 →

Are heat pumps worth it?

Experts at Confused.com Energy clarify some of the points of confusion in the UK about heat pumps Will you be forced to get a heat pump? Experts reveal 5 key things you need to know Despite 2024 being a record-breaking year for heat pump installations - nearly 60,000 air source heat pumps installed in the UK … Continue reading Are heat pumps worth it? →

Energy efficiency taken seriously in Türkiye

A news item on the Daily Sabah news website shows the importance of improving energy efficiency in Türkiye. Improved energy efficiency is seen as crucial for sustainable development and combating climate change. For readers wanting more information on what the country is doing, there is a good assessment in the IEA’s Turkey 2021 Energy Policy … Continue reading Energy efficiency taken seriously in Türkiye →