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Households using heat pumps use only half the amount of imported energy as those with gas boilers, new analysis has found.

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The ECIU said a household with a heat pump will use 2.9 megawatt hours compared to 5.7 megawatt hours per year with a gas boiler for a home with an EPC rating of C. Jess Ralston, energy analyst at ...

As decarbonising homes continues to be high on the agenda throughout Ireland, leading heating technology manufacturer Grant ...

People who want to use more British-made energy for their central heating should use a heat pump rather than a traditional boiler, according to research. Households using heat pumps use only half ...

They're more efficient than gas and oil heat and better for the climate. But they're not cost-effective where electricity is ...

A switch from traditional fossil fuel heating to renewable, low-carbon alternatives is on the horizon for all UK homes. Heat pumps are one such alternative, and the government has said that it expects ...

Heat pumps may be the energy-efficient alternatives to traditional space conditioning systems, but do their drawbacks ...