Morning, Thursday, 12th January 2023
This conference will discuss the next steps for heat and heat networks in the UK.
Areas for discussion include sector challenges, priorities for expansion and growth, the rollout of heat pumps, and opportunities for zoning - as well as the skills pipeline and the developing policy landscape for decarbonisation and net-zero.
It will discuss progress towards the Heat and Buildings Strategy, as well as more recent developments as announced in the Queen’s Speech 2022, which outlined Ofgem’s new role as regulator of heat networks - and also comes as gas boilers are to be phased out by 2025.
Key areas for discussion:
- decarbonising heat - ambitions in the Heat and Buildings Strategy - the future of policy and net-zero commitments
- low carbon heating systems - heat pump delivery and infrastructure - market mechanisms for investment and innovation - gas boiler phase out
- regulation - enforcement - new market growth - improving energy use
- barriers to heat network expansion - efficiency measures - zoning - securing the skills pipeline
- implementation and impact on households and businesses - behavioural change - supply chain requirements - affordable low carbon heat alternatives
- policy priorities for decarbonisation of heat - take-up - net-zero objectives
We are very pleased to be able to include a keynote session with David Capper, Director for Net Zero Buildings - Clean Heat, BEIS.
