Air Source Heat Pumps

Hydrogen freight trains and Canada’s heat pump grants: The sustainability success stories of the week

As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, Canada's $500m grants for low-carbon home heating, and much more.

Waitrose installs first heat pumps, plans wider roll-out to replace gas boilers

Energy

BEIS gives £15m funding boost to heat pump innovators

Energy

UK Government allocates £54m heat network funding amid slow uptake of heat pump grants for individual homes

Energy

First batteries installed for Isles of Scilly smart storage project

A £10.8m smart energy project testing how solar power, smart heating and electric vehicles (EVs) can be used to improve the energy system on the Isles of Scilly had its first set of storage batteries installed on Tuesday (24 July).

Tech & innovation

In practice: Unite Students’ ‘Gateway’ to an energy-efficiency retrofit

By joining the RBS Innovation Gateway, Unite Students gained access to a wider scope of innovative energy-efficiency solutions - some of which have been retrofitted at the Sidney Webb House in London.

Energy

edie publishes free business guide to onsite energy generation

Organisations and professionals with an interest in producing and consuming energy at a particular location away from the grid now have access to a free, comprehensive 'edie explains' guide which answers all of the key questions surrounding onsite generation.