Recommendation 25

In response to our question about how it would identify which homes are unsuitable for a heat pump and therefore exempt from the 2035 phase out, DESNZ said that it was some way from determining this, given the deadline was not until 2035. It outlined that it intended to consult in 2024 on alternative, predominantly electric, low-carbon technologies for people to decarbonise their homes where a heat pump might not be an appropriate solution. DESNZ recognised that it had “more work to do” including “additional trials” of alternative technologies.45 We received written submissions from some manufacturing companies which said they were developing alternative technologies that might be placed anywhere in the home. Both Tepeo and Thermal Storage UK, for example, explained that they were developing heat batteries that can operate in homes where there is lack of outdoor space.46 NexGen Heating described that it was developing an infrared heating technology, which would be agnostic to housing type and require minimal disruption.47