Another big blow for hydrogen heat as UK govt scraps plans for a 'hydrogen town' trial of 10,000 homes

Follows decisions last yr to scrap 2,000-home 'hydrogen village' trials in Redcar & Ellesmere Port

(No independent studies back hydrogen heat anyway)

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On the day the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive #EPBD is published in the official journal, I'm delighted to see CRUX alliance celebrating the work we all do on global buildings decarbonisation.

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Are you an existing or prospective #energycommunity interested in building #renovation ?
The EU support service support service for citizen-led renovation has a call open for applications.
🗓️ 31 May
Support available for Pilots, Learners and Followers
citizen-led-renovation.ec.europa.eu/index_en

Booking now open 🎉

We've launched a new service to help you learn more about what it’s like to live with a heat pump:

🔎 Find a heat pump near you
📅 Arrange a visit to see one in action
💬 Ask your questions to those who know best

VisitAHeatPump.com #VisitAHeatPump

🌟I'm tickled pink to be asked to Chair the UK's Energy Demand Research Centre's Advisory Board
Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) unites researchers, thinkers, experts & new voices from across UK's leading universities to address today's & tomorrow's energy demand challenges
UK Research and Innovation
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The amazing lengths we need to go to in the face of disinformation.
Heat pumps are not the enemy. Quite the opposite. I’m pretty friendly with mine.

We’re very much feeling the love after our 🚀 event last night! We were joined by so many fantastic stakeholders for the start of a #CoolHeatingRevolution .

Read our vision statement in full: shorturl.at/ghlP2

ICYMI, here's a highlights🧵:

Excited to celebrate the launch of our statement tonight alongside our friends and a fantastic line-up of speakers: Ciarán Cuffe Louise Sunderland, [email protected] Adrian Hiel, Nina Neumann and our very own Delia Villagrasa!

#CoolHeatingRevolution

Some words after a busy day.

UK clean heating policy: there's plenty of good, despite some disappointment

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This week I have been catching up on past editions of Energ' Ethic podcast Energ' Ethic Podcast
I managed an extra long run thanks to Anna Gumbau - annagumbau.bsky.social episode 13 and Mike Fell in episode 19. Both very good listens.

Main takeways from Zsuzsanna Pató (RAP): insufficient power grids will be imminent barriers to the #energytransition . Establishing proper incentives for #gridcompanies is a key #regulatory task. PPT soon to be shared, stay tuned.

🤝 Unity in power, power in unity: why the EU needs more integrated electricity markets

Last week at Bruegel, we had an event for the launch of the Bruegel paper on the future of the European single electricity market.

In this clip, Tinne Van der Straeten, the Minister for Energy of Belgium…

Thank you to everyone who attended our ‘Call to action on #energy demand ’ event in London yesterday, our first stakeholder forum!

Another forum to happen on 12 March, this time in Glasgow. Grab your free ticket here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-home-left…

#energy #energy policy

Unpacking social, energy system, innovation and environmental co-benefits of energy demand reduction and flexibility with Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) Louise Sunderland, [email protected] “it’s not just the heat pump it’s the building that delivers the value, UK must not fall further behind” 🏡 ⚡️

We are currently looking for a policy officer based in Brussels to reinforce our Energy Team! Apply by 25 March - all details: beuc.eu/vacancy/job-va…

In case you missed this podcast last week.
Sophie Yule-Bennett, Marine Cornelis 🇪🇺 & I talked about how to open up benefits of renewable electricity to lower income households via 'inclusive flexibility'.

We drafted 4 principles of inclusive flexibility. We'd would love your feedback...

Loved talking with Marine Cornelis 🇪🇺 about our report Flex-Ability for All and collaboration with Sophie Yule-Bennett for the Energ’ Ethic podcast

We talked about how we can ensure low cost, clean electricity can benefit low-income households

#energypovery #demandflexibility

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If you want to stand up for ordinary people, particularly after an energy crisis where so many of our most vulnerable were punished by the UK's over reliance on imported gas for heat, I wouldn't cut an important heat pump policy after the grimmest kind of incumbency lobbying.