Jo Alsop
@joalsop.bsky.social
Me: To tell my children I did what I could to halt climate change.
Business: Helping households to decarbonise their homes & spend budget wisely
Co-founder: warmur.co.uk
Business: Helping households to decarbonise their homes & spend budget wisely
Co-founder: warmur.co.uk
Big workforce news!
DESNZ has launched its Clean Energy Jobs Plan, creating the Office for Clean Energy Jobs & targeting 8.5-10k heating engineers by 2030
£5m more for heat pump training too, but the curriculum needs updating to match modern practice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
DESNZ has launched its Clean Energy Jobs Plan, creating the Office for Clean Energy Jobs & targeting 8.5-10k heating engineers by 2030
£5m more for heat pump training too, but the curriculum needs updating to match modern practice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government vows to create 400,000 jobs in clean energy sector
Ed Miliband says the UK's clean energy sector needs developing in order to
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Big workforce news!
DESNZ has launched its Clean Energy Jobs Plan, creating the Office for Clean Energy Jobs & targeting 8.5-10k heating engineers by 2030
£5m more for heat pump training too, but the curriculum needs updating to match modern practice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
DESNZ has launched its Clean Energy Jobs Plan, creating the Office for Clean Energy Jobs & targeting 8.5-10k heating engineers by 2030
£5m more for heat pump training too, but the curriculum needs updating to match modern practice
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The UK is off track cutting electricity prices says @theCCCuk
Heat pump rollout is only slightly off track, but cutting electricity remains significantly off track.
We need to:
• Shift levies off electricity
• Align price signals with net zero
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
Heat pump rollout is only slightly off track, but cutting electricity remains significantly off track.
We need to:
• Shift levies off electricity
• Align price signals with net zero
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
Cheaper power key to reach UK’s climate targets | Latest Market News
The UK's climate plan credibility has improved slightly but no progress has been made to make electricity cheaper, which is key to hit the country's emissions targets, independent advisory body Climat...
www.argusmedia.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The UK is off track cutting electricity prices says @theCCCuk
Heat pump rollout is only slightly off track, but cutting electricity remains significantly off track.
We need to:
• Shift levies off electricity
• Align price signals with net zero
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
Heat pump rollout is only slightly off track, but cutting electricity remains significantly off track.
We need to:
• Shift levies off electricity
• Align price signals with net zero
www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
Great talks #installershow from @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social on policy levers for Gov to accelerate heat pump adoption, stable policy environment and culture wars that have fractured net zero consensus. Electrification only way to lower bills.
June 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Great talks #installershow from @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social on policy levers for Gov to accelerate heat pump adoption, stable policy environment and culture wars that have fractured net zero consensus. Electrification only way to lower bills.
Still small numbers, but heat pumps in new builds gradually increasing in anticipation of Future Homes Standard.
21% of new build homes had a heat pump in Jan 25
Strong policy signals do get supply chains motoring for some, others may choose to lobby
www.projectambient.org/data
21% of new build homes had a heat pump in Jan 25
Strong policy signals do get supply chains motoring for some, others may choose to lobby
www.projectambient.org/data
March 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Still small numbers, but heat pumps in new builds gradually increasing in anticipation of Future Homes Standard.
21% of new build homes had a heat pump in Jan 25
Strong policy signals do get supply chains motoring for some, others may choose to lobby
www.projectambient.org/data
21% of new build homes had a heat pump in Jan 25
Strong policy signals do get supply chains motoring for some, others may choose to lobby
www.projectambient.org/data
Heat pumps are a political football, again
CCC state that 52% homes need a heat pump by 2040, which is 14M homes, not 17M
Installations won't level out at 50k pa & take 340 yrs to replace gas boilers
But uptake hampered by heat pump & hydrogen misinformation
conservativehome.com/2025/03/18/k...
CCC state that 52% homes need a heat pump by 2040, which is 14M homes, not 17M
Installations won't level out at 50k pa & take 340 yrs to replace gas boilers
But uptake hampered by heat pump & hydrogen misinformation
conservativehome.com/2025/03/18/k...
Kemi Badenoch: Net zero by 2050 "is fantasy politics. Built on nothing. Promising the earth. And costing it too." | Conservative Home
We don’t just exist to win elections.We have to know what we are winning for and what we are going to do after we win.
conservativehome.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Heat pumps are a political football, again
CCC state that 52% homes need a heat pump by 2040, which is 14M homes, not 17M
Installations won't level out at 50k pa & take 340 yrs to replace gas boilers
But uptake hampered by heat pump & hydrogen misinformation
conservativehome.com/2025/03/18/k...
CCC state that 52% homes need a heat pump by 2040, which is 14M homes, not 17M
Installations won't level out at 50k pa & take 340 yrs to replace gas boilers
But uptake hampered by heat pump & hydrogen misinformation
conservativehome.com/2025/03/18/k...
Despite the headline, it isn't the heat pump that dropped the property's EPC rating, rather changes in SAP
However heat pumps don't improve your EPC. Plans to overhaul with new Home Energy Model framework from 2026 will rank heat pumps more favourably
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-ze...
However heat pumps don't improve your EPC. Plans to overhaul with new Home Energy Model framework from 2026 will rank heat pumps more favourably
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-ze...
‘My house had the perfect energy rating – until I got a heat pump’
Homeowner’s prized 100pc score is slashed by ‘tick-box’ assessment
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Despite the headline, it isn't the heat pump that dropped the property's EPC rating, rather changes in SAP
However heat pumps don't improve your EPC. Plans to overhaul with new Home Energy Model framework from 2026 will rank heat pumps more favourably
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-ze...
However heat pumps don't improve your EPC. Plans to overhaul with new Home Energy Model framework from 2026 will rank heat pumps more favourably
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-ze...
Big day as Climate Change Committee release 7th Carbon Budget. By 2040, half of UK homes will need to be heated a heat pump, compared to ~1% in 2023. Gov role is to make the low carbon option the cheaper option, eg lowering electricity costs. Hydrogen has no role.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Climate Change Committee: Half of homes need heat pump by 2040
The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Big day as Climate Change Committee release 7th Carbon Budget. By 2040, half of UK homes will need to be heated a heat pump, compared to ~1% in 2023. Gov role is to make the low carbon option the cheaper option, eg lowering electricity costs. Hydrogen has no role.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Heat pumps produce a “consistent pattern of heat” keeping a house ticking over during the day, unlike gas boilers @joalsop.bsky.social tells @alexisconran.bsky.social presenter of a new @channel5tv.bsky.social show on the subject.
January 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Heat pumps produce a “consistent pattern of heat” keeping a house ticking over during the day, unlike gas boilers @joalsop.bsky.social tells @alexisconran.bsky.social presenter of a new @channel5tv.bsky.social show on the subject.
Not sure what the story is here. Rishi Sunak already ditched the *proposal* (i.e. not at all set in stone) contained in the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy to stop the sale of new gas boilers from 2035.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Government to ditch 2035 gas boiler ban despite heat pump drive
Ministers plan to scrap a rule that would stop people replacing their existing boilers after 2035
inews.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Not sure what the story is here. Rishi Sunak already ditched the *proposal* (i.e. not at all set in stone) contained in the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy to stop the sale of new gas boilers from 2035.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Government hires @nestauk.bsky.social BIT to help nudge consumers towards heat pumps and counter misinformation. Ruling out hydrogen for heating would be a big help also.
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK government hires ‘nudge unit’ to help dispel heat pump myths | Heat pumps | The Guardian
Behaviour experts say misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptake
amp.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Government hires @nestauk.bsky.social BIT to help nudge consumers towards heat pumps and counter misinformation. Ruling out hydrogen for heating would be a big help also.
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
Vertical solar has all kinds of potential, like balcony solar. Highly accessible for blocks of flats where individual green measures are tricky!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off
Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Vertical solar has all kinds of potential, like balcony solar. Highly accessible for blocks of flats where individual green measures are tricky!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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OK, time for a proper thread on levies on energy bills, based on our report out today.
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
December 4, 2024 at 11:01 AM
OK, time for a proper thread on levies on energy bills, based on our report out today.
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households.
www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...
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I thought the discussion around hydrogen for heating was pretty much over.
But I keep seeing people postulate that hydrogen for heating will play a role in the future.
I highly doubt that. Why? Because the 54 independent studies I reviewed suggest otherwise.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
But I keep seeing people postulate that hydrogen for heating will play a role in the future.
I highly doubt that. Why? Because the 54 independent studies I reviewed suggest otherwise.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 4, 2024 at 2:59 PM
I thought the discussion around hydrogen for heating was pretty much over.
But I keep seeing people postulate that hydrogen for heating will play a role in the future.
I highly doubt that. Why? Because the 54 independent studies I reviewed suggest otherwise.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
But I keep seeing people postulate that hydrogen for heating will play a role in the future.
I highly doubt that. Why? Because the 54 independent studies I reviewed suggest otherwise.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor heating. They...
www.carbonbrief.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:54 PM
It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
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In October I changed most of the radiators in the house.
Has this affected heat pump performance? Yes!
In this article I compare heat pump performance in November with Nov 2023. The weather was similar, but the COP improved by 17%.
In October I changed most of the radiators in the house.
Has this affected heat pump performance? Yes!
In this article I compare heat pump performance in November with Nov 2023. The weather was similar, but the COP improved by 17%.
The November Radiator Report
Friends, you may recall that back at the start of October, I replaced most of the radiators in my house. To try to quantify the effect of this change I have compared my records of heat pump perform…
protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:12 PM
protonsforbreakfast.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/t...
In October I changed most of the radiators in the house.
Has this affected heat pump performance? Yes!
In this article I compare heat pump performance in November with Nov 2023. The weather was similar, but the COP improved by 17%.
In October I changed most of the radiators in the house.
Has this affected heat pump performance? Yes!
In this article I compare heat pump performance in November with Nov 2023. The weather was similar, but the COP improved by 17%.
Great piece in @inews.co.uk on the challneges Gov faces to keep to the renewable electricity generation path that reduces energy bills while paying for the technology to deliver it. Despite the headline, it is achievable.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
New green energy bill warning amid threat of £120 rise
Energy bills are expected to rise in the short term to meet the Government's 2030 net zero target
inews.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Great piece in @inews.co.uk on the challneges Gov faces to keep to the renewable electricity generation path that reduces energy bills while paying for the technology to deliver it. Despite the headline, it is achievable.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Energy bills are going to rise again in January.
But what are we actually paying for in an energy bill? My colleague @martinakavan.bsky.social has written this lovely explainer, with some neat charts
www.nesta.org.uk/report/whats...
But what are we actually paying for in an energy bill? My colleague @martinakavan.bsky.social has written this lovely explainer, with some neat charts
www.nesta.org.uk/report/whats...
November 22, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Energy bills are going to rise again in January.
But what are we actually paying for in an energy bill? My colleague @martinakavan.bsky.social has written this lovely explainer, with some neat charts
www.nesta.org.uk/report/whats...
But what are we actually paying for in an energy bill? My colleague @martinakavan.bsky.social has written this lovely explainer, with some neat charts
www.nesta.org.uk/report/whats...
Sorry to say that the energy price is going up by 1.2%, to £1,738 for the avg home from Jan
Unpleasant news that exemplifies the need to ramp up renewable electricity gen, accelerate heat pump adoption & improve boiler efficiency to ensure a long term downward trend.
news.sky.com/story/energy...
Unpleasant news that exemplifies the need to ramp up renewable electricity gen, accelerate heat pump adoption & improve boiler efficiency to ensure a long term downward trend.
news.sky.com/story/energy...
Energy price cap rises again - with cost of bills expected to stay high for months
Costlier bills are the key reason inflation has risen sharply.
news.sky.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Sorry to say that the energy price is going up by 1.2%, to £1,738 for the avg home from Jan
Unpleasant news that exemplifies the need to ramp up renewable electricity gen, accelerate heat pump adoption & improve boiler efficiency to ensure a long term downward trend.
news.sky.com/story/energy...
Unpleasant news that exemplifies the need to ramp up renewable electricity gen, accelerate heat pump adoption & improve boiler efficiency to ensure a long term downward trend.
news.sky.com/story/energy...
Some big news in boilers too! Gov have acknowledged that condensing boilers do not perform to their advertised efficiencies and are mandating higher installation standards as follows:
1/3
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 21, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Some big news in boilers too! Gov have acknowledged that condensing boilers do not perform to their advertised efficiencies and are mandating higher installation standards as follows:
1/3
www.gov.uk/government/p...
1/3
www.gov.uk/government/p...
A good news day for the journey to cleaner, greener, cheaper homes for all
>>Planning permission not required to site a heat hump within 1m of boundary
>£180M added to £1.95B boiler upgrade scheme to support 284k heat pump installs
>CHMM coming into effect 1 Apr 2025
www.gov.uk/government/n...
>>Planning permission not required to site a heat hump within 1m of boundary
>£180M added to £1.95B boiler upgrade scheme to support 284k heat pump installs
>CHMM coming into effect 1 Apr 2025
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Help to save households money and deliver cleaner heat to homes
Up to 300,000 homes to benefit from upgrades next year, as government continues rollout of the Warm Homes Plan.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2024 at 8:00 AM
A good news day for the journey to cleaner, greener, cheaper homes for all
>>Planning permission not required to site a heat hump within 1m of boundary
>£180M added to £1.95B boiler upgrade scheme to support 284k heat pump installs
>CHMM coming into effect 1 Apr 2025
www.gov.uk/government/n...
>>Planning permission not required to site a heat hump within 1m of boundary
>£180M added to £1.95B boiler upgrade scheme to support 284k heat pump installs
>CHMM coming into effect 1 Apr 2025
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can I have a heat pump if I live in a flat? Sometimes individual heat pumps will work if the external unit can fit on the balcony, but it's not ideal. So what happens in high density urban areas? In this case, a communal ground source heat pump serving the block.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat pump scheme for Edwardian social housing aims to bust low-carbon myths
The Sutton Dwellings estate in London may offer councils a ‘blueprint’ for ground source heating
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Can I have a heat pump if I live in a flat? Sometimes individual heat pumps will work if the external unit can fit on the balcony, but it's not ideal. So what happens in high density urban areas? In this case, a communal ground source heat pump serving the block.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cold weather across large parts of the country and @metoffice.bsky.social issue woolly jumper warning. If you're on a tight budget you can heat a couple of rooms using the gas boiler and turning off the other radiators. Keep doors closed on the heated rooms.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
UK weather: Met Office issues woolly jumpers alert as Arctic blast arrives
Unusually mild spell to end with subzero temperatures likely overnight in much of northern England and Scotland
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Cold weather across large parts of the country and @metoffice.bsky.social issue woolly jumper warning. If you're on a tight budget you can heat a couple of rooms using the gas boiler and turning off the other radiators. Keep doors closed on the heated rooms.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Don't know why I'm always surprised that lobbying works. I guess Im an optimist who believes right will triumph! I remain positive, but rumours that Clean Heat Market Mechanism will be less toothy because of a coordinated campaign to recast it as a boiler tax suck
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Labour to cut ‘boiler tax’ after industry backlash
Ed Miliband walks the lines between watering down unpopular net zero policies and hitting climate targets
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Don't know why I'm always surprised that lobbying works. I guess Im an optimist who believes right will triumph! I remain positive, but rumours that Clean Heat Market Mechanism will be less toothy because of a coordinated campaign to recast it as a boiler tax suck
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Clean energy auctions and tenders are a major route to market for new projects in many parts of the world.
Over the past decade auctions have become the most common way for governments to support new utility-scale clean energy capacity.
Over the past decade auctions have become the most common way for governments to support new utility-scale clean energy capacity.
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Clean energy auctions and tenders are a major route to market for new projects in many parts of the world.
Over the past decade auctions have become the most common way for governments to support new utility-scale clean energy capacity.
Over the past decade auctions have become the most common way for governments to support new utility-scale clean energy capacity.
Hello! Late to the party as always, but relieved to be here. In other news, what about chatgpt eh!? Looking forward to enjoying social media again. Little pic from the dog walk before we get in the serious stuff.
November 17, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Hello! Late to the party as always, but relieved to be here. In other news, what about chatgpt eh!? Looking forward to enjoying social media again. Little pic from the dog walk before we get in the serious stuff.