Issues Facing The Heat Pump Industry In The UK – (Ep 5.) Bean Beanland

Описание: We sat down with Bean Beanland, director for growth and external affairs at the Heat Pump Federation – https://www.hpf.org.uk – and discussed the biggest challenges facing the heat pump industry in the UK, why heat pumps aren't covered by home insurance and whether there will be incentives in place to get heat pumps installed into new builds.

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0:00 Intro
1:00 What role is the Heat Pump Federation playing in the UK?
2:51 Are there incentives in place to get heat pumps into new builds?
5:59 Media coverage and fear-mongering in the media
10:50 Why is adoption of heat pumps and green home heating been so poor in the UK?
14:28 Heat pumps, insulation and old housing stock in the UK
19:05 High installation costs in the UK
25:02 Do we need to incentivise property developers to install renewables?
30:45 What recourse do people in new builds have when renewables are poorly installed?
34:52 Heat pumps and home insurance. Why aren't they covered?
36:32 The heat pump purchasing process – should it be improved?
42:32 How should you correctly discard of a heat pump?
44:19 What does the future hold and conclusion