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Wanted: Thousands of heat pump installers

Boris Johnson’s 10-point-plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’ promised to create 250,000 jobs in the UK. With the end in sight for new gas boilers within the next 5 years, and with alternatives such as heat pumps seemingly favoured by government, 10,000 heat pump installers will be needed by 2025 to achieve the carbon emission target. According to EY, there are, currently, only around 1,200 installers qualified to do this in the UK.
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STA disappointed in exclusion of solar from Government’s plan

The Government has today published a 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution. Despite being the most cost-effective electricity generating technology for the foreseeable future according to the Government’s own forecasts, solar was noticeably absent from the Prime Minister’s announcement, which is largely a repackaging of policies already announced earlier this year.