Including the closely related term heat pumps.
… • LED lighting • Loft insulation • Cavity wall insulation • Roof insulation • External wall insulation and replacement windows • Replace windows • Reduce need for fossil fuels • Hybrid heat pumps • Heating system controls • Variable speed pumping • Building Energy Management Systems • Renewable Installations (this is explored in greater detail in a separate section) Hybrid heat pumps…
… involves installing heat pumps and a controller alongside existing gas boilers. The controller operates both the heat pump(s) and boiler(s), with the heat pump(s) serving most of the load. Heating projects are programmed to follow energy efficiency measures to ensure that any new heating requirement is specified against efficient working environments, and to minimise the upgrade spend required…
…. Hybrid heat pumps or where possible and appropriate heat pumps will be installed in WSCC properties as standard from now, unless more carbon efficient technologies become available, with a wider roll out of “reducing need for fossil fuel” measures in the last five years. 3. A low carbon response to reactive problems is developed as a priority, which fully takes into account of the whole life…
… an opportunity to scrutinise net carbon zero ambitions 23 8. Summary of Actions Item Action Additional Resource Requirement Predicted Impact on our Carbon Emissions 1 An Energy Efficiency Programme is rolled out across our estate with priority and urgency in the first five years of this plan. HIGH HIGH 2 Hybrid heat pumps or where possible and appropriate heat pumps…