Are Local Authorities stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to decarbonisation?
Hydrogen boilers and electrification of heat through heat pumps are competing technologies and both want to be the silver bullet to meet all our decarbonisation needs. This reminds me of the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD in the late 2000s. I was one of many who stood back and waited to see which horse won the battle.
But Local Authorities and Housing Associations don’t have the luxury of waiting and seeing which technology wins the decarbonisation battle. They have targets to bring their housing stock up to an EPC rating of B by 2040!
So what happens if they invest heavily in heat pumps today and then must replace them with a hydrogen boiler at a later date?
The big question is, how can they make cost-effective choices now to meet those future targets?
This is where adaptive heating technology can play its role. Whilst we are still unsure whether hydrogen or heat pumps will be the future for our heat source, we can make a future-proof hot water choice.
Using a Mixergy smart cylinder and our adaptive heating technology, one cylinder can be used with four different heat sources. Direct electric, gas/oil or hydrogen boiler, solar PV, and all tanks are heat pump ready. You can install a cylinder today with a heat pump and add a hydrogen boiler in 15 years without spending more money replacing the hot water cylinder.
This gives LAs and HAs the ability to standardise their heating systems and make them future-proof for any heat source as we move towards becoming net-zero by 2050.
Contact us if you’d like to see how our adaptive heating technology can support your project.
