Achieving the Government’s ambitious target of 600,000 heat pump installations a year by 2028 will require a tenfold increase in the number of installations over the next five years. This presents a significant opportunity for businesses throughout the supply chain to help customers in the transition to low-carbon heating.

New products to support these goals

Mitsubishi Electric is adding to its renewable heating range to support this target. The most recent products include two new commercial heat pumps with the MEHP-iS-G07 heat pump chiller from the company’s Italian factory, and the new Ecodan CAHV-R air source heat pump, which updates the CAHV-P model and uses R454C refrigerant, with a lower GWP (Global Warming Potenital) of only 148.

“In the commercial sector, there is now a strong case for renewable heating and businesses are aware of the need to move from gas, with many actively planning this in their annual budgets,” explained Philip Ord, director of commercial products. “The heat pump industry is therefore pushing against an open door but we need to give specialist support to the whole supply chain on just how this is practically achieved.”

Martin Fahey, head of sustainability added:“We can now provide a heat pump for anything from a small, modern home right up to a 1000+kW heat pump chiller that will service a school, a leisure centre, a hospital, or an entire university campus.”

The importance of changing the way we heat buildings

Heating accounts for almost a third of all UK carbon emissions, so changing how we heat our buildings is now critical to tackling climate change and reaching net zero. Although modern heat pumps have been available for over a decade, the renewable heating market is still in its infancy. However, the ambitious targets and the need to tackle the climate crisis are why the industry needs to come together and find ways to apply heat pumps as quickly as possible.

“We need to quickly transform the landscape for heating by decarbonising the way we provide heat to homes and businesses,” Mr Fahey said. “We also need to make sure that we use the right products for the right application, and this is where education, training and support play such an important role.”

“The age of the heat pump is upon us and the products are available now,” concluded Mr Ord. “The challenge is how we work together to increase the number of renewable heating engineers and ensure that every building can benefit.”

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