Cleaner heating
I hadn't heard of the proposed Clean Heat grant scheme (opening next spring) until it was mentioned on the radio this morning, nor had I really been aware of the Renewable Heat Initiative which it's apparently replacing.
As I have natural gas heating and a rather good (if ageing) boiler, no-one had ever tried to sell me a ground or air source heat pump. But it makes sense to focus now on how to replace that boiler with something that uses renewable fuel and how best to finance that, when that becomes necessary.
The most useful articles that I found were a bit dated but a good introduction to the idea of what may become essential for us all to consider soon:
https://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/grants-schemes/clean-heat-grants
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/ground-and-air-source-heat-pumps/article/air-source-heat-pumps-explained-al5MC4f773Zq
As I have natural gas heating and a rather good (if ageing) boiler, no-one had ever tried to sell me a ground or air source heat pump. But it makes sense to focus now on how to replace that boiler with something that uses renewable fuel and how best to finance that, when that becomes necessary.
The most useful articles that I found were a bit dated but a good introduction to the idea of what may become essential for us all to consider soon:
https://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/grants-schemes/clean-heat-grants
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/ground-and-air-source-heat-pumps/article/air-source-heat-pumps-explained-al5MC4f773Zq
