Heat pumps may help boost residential solar in France

The government’s electrification plan, presented last week, includes a goal to double heat pump deployment in France by 2030, potentially benefiting the residential photovoltaic sector.

pv magazine International
Can anybody explain Dale Vince's anti-heat pump stance? I know he's heavily invested in biogas, and I know his default is never-knowingly-not-annoying, but his relentless negativity towards an established technology that we *know* works is genuinely baffling to me 🤷‍♂️ #heatpumps

RE: https://social.lansky.name/@hn50/116436625454062228

Get the whole original IEA Global Energy Review 2026 here: https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2026 "The Global Energy Review 2026 Dataset includes 2023, 2024 and 2025 world aggregated data for total energy supply, electricity generation, technology deployment and CO2 emissions. It also includes selected data for key regions and countries."

#energy #solar #fuel #electricity #gas #heatpumps #EV #emissions #IEA #CO2

#today misc life admin today, including bellyacheing at the gas people who cut off our fossil gas supply fully (as wanted) but pointlessly wrecked the lawn etc because they didn't wait for us to be in!

In other news, a #research report has just been published that shows #heatPumps and #TRVs (ie #zoning) can play nicely...

https://www.beama.org.uk/resourceLibrary/university-of-salford---beama-trv-energy-house-report.html

University of Salford & BEAMA TRV Energy House Report

A $200 Million Heat Pump Program Survives The Trump Chopper

There is plenty of room for the US cold climate heat pump market to grow as ratepayers scramble to reduce their utility bills.

CleanTechnica
A $200 Million Heat Pump Program Survives The Trump Chopper

There is plenty of room for the US cold climate heat pump market to grow as ratepayers scramble to reduce their utility bills.

CleanTechnica
Thursday briefing: What it will take for Britain to break up with natural gas

In today’s newsletter: The economic fortunes of the UK are intertwined with the price of the costly fuel – so why are we so slow to ditch it?

The Guardian
A $200 Million Heat Pump Program Survives The Trump Chopper

There is plenty of room for the US cold climate heat pump market to grow as ratepayers scramble to reduce their utility bills.

CleanTechnica
A $200 Million Heat Pump Program Survives The Trump Chopper

There is plenty of room for the US cold climate heat pump market to grow as ratepayers scramble to reduce their utility bills.

CleanTechnica