Powering on with the revolution in home energy
MOST people currently haven’t a clue what heat pumps are or what they do. However, that is set to change dramatically in the course of the next few years.
Gas boilers are to be phased out in homes over this decade and heat pumps are currently the most suitable replacement. There is also a demand for them to be retrofitted.
The UK government target is to install some 600,000 pumps every year by 2028, a 20-fold increase on the current figure, if installed alongside the correct installation measures in another example of the whole house approach, they can optimise a home’s emissions and cost savings.
In addition, huge growth is also expected in the purchase and use of electric vehicles (EVS) in the coming years. It is expected that there could be as many as 36 million of these on the roads in the UK by 2040.
These will all obviously have to be powered, and Green Home Systems sees the installation of home charging points as being another major area of opportunity, driving significant company growth.
At present, there is limited grant funding available for some of these newer energy efficiency measures, but the company says that there is an expectation they will be covered by existing schemes or by new incentives.
“A significant number of households will also want to upgrade to these systems from a cost saving or environmental concern perspective”, says Alastair Macphie.
“It is our intention to be at the forefront of this change and ultimately we would like Green Home Systems to be the go-to name for the installation of these systems, whether they be wholly or partially grant funded or installed on a commercial basis.”