The UK’s electricity system operator has said that there needs to be greater adoption of heat pumps to reach net zero.
According to its Future Energy Scenarios report released on Tuesday (pdf), National Grid ESO, the UK’s system operator said that current installation rates won’t meet the government’s heat pump target as well as a decision on the role of hydrogen in heating.
The report sets out scenarios to achieve a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2035.
Heat pumps are part of the government’s strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a target of 600,000 installations by 2028….