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Sector leading knowledgeTaking a different view – What can census data tell us about heat networks?
Mike Tisdell, Chirpy Heat In order to understand something, you sometimes need to look at it in a different way. A good example of this is trying to understand the real economic growth of China....
Government funded training aimed at housing providers announced
Rachael Mills, Chirpy Heat DESNZ has announced the first round of £5m funded training that will help housing providers reduce costs, improve service and lower emissions. This will be a major boost...
Social housing secures significant new funding boost
Chris D’Arcy, Chirpy Heat The Government has just announced the winners of first round of funding that will help to improve 11,000 homes, with social housing providers securing the majority of the...
Sharing insights on heat networks in social housing: A ‘Lunch and Learn’ experience
Josh Davis, Chirpy Heat I was honoured to be invited to present at a recent 'Lunch and Learn' event organised by PA Consulting. I had the opportunity to delve into the fascinating realm of heat...
Housing providers are about to become fully regulated energy companies – how ready is the sector?
Charlotte Button, Chirpy Heat What a whirlwind 2023 has become! We’re already in August and yet the heat network sector has already faced two different energy bill support packages with the latest,...
CIH 2023
Josh Davis, Chirpy Heat Being from Greater Manchester myself, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) conference holds a special place close to my heart and the city is always buzzing throughout...
Summer’s here and the heat is now on to get your heat networks winter-ready
Chris D’Arcy, Chirpy Heat Summer is finally here with one of the hottest Junes in a long time. Beach trips, theme parks, and lashings of sun cream in the sunshine are in my near future I hope. But…....
Government Energy Bill Support just got very interesting for housing providers – here’s why.
The latest iteration of government energy bill support for people on heat networks – the Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) - could save customers £hundreds on their energy bills. It could also cost...
Regulation is coming – don’t get left behind
Portfolio managers have all been trying to stay ahead of growing heat network regulation in recent years by making sure heat network schemes are registered, that they have carried out cost...
NHMF 2023 – New Challenges and New Solutions?
Well that’s a wrap, the NHMF conference 2023 again raised challenging questions for the sector. But it was great to see many rising to the challenge and coming up with new and innovative solutions...