heat pumps Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:36:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png heat pumps Archives - Positive News 32 32 A new study just debunked a heat pump myth https://www.positive.news/environment/heat-pumps-put-less-pressure-on-the-grid-than-expected/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569475 Heat pumps can cut energy use by up to two-thirds while easing pressure on the grid, according to a UK study

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]]> Beacon of light: the model village retrofitted into a tiny renewables kingdom https://www.positive.news/society/the-model-village-retrofitted-into-a-tiny-renewables-kingdom/ Wed, 14 May 2025 10:32:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=525924 It’s kitsch, but its message is anything but frivolous. ‘Sunshine Place’ is a bid to put support for solar on the UK government’s agenda

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]]> Hot properties: 10 questions about heat pumps answered https://www.positive.news/society/hot-properties-10-questions-about-heat-pumps-answered/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:00:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=487981 When it comes to energy efficiency, heat pumps have much to offer. But preconceptions abound. We cosy up with the facts

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]]> UK homeowners have never been hotter for heat pumps and solar https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/heat-pumps-and-solar-surging-uk/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:22:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=444810 It’s been a record year for green energy installations, but the UK is at the wrong end of Europe’s heat pump league table

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]]> Pumping hot: inside Britain’s first heat pump village https://www.positive.news/environment/pumping-hot-inside-britains-first-heat-pump-village/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:15:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=440973 How did residents of a small English village switch en masse to renewable energy? Well, it all began with a margherita pizza

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]]> Hotting up: the meteoric rise of the humble heat pump https://www.positive.news/society/hotting-up-charting-the-meteoric-rise-of-the-humble-heat-pump/ Fri, 05 May 2023 11:38:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=432331 Some experts say heat pumps are the single most impactful lever to reducing emissions. Here’s why

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