The high cost of installing heat pumps for home heating could slow down people widely adopting the technology and leave government targets missed, research suggests.
There has been a little to no reduction in the average installation cost of the green heating systems over the past decade in the UK, a study shows.
Although projections suggest a reduction of 20 to 25 per cent in installation costs by 2030, this falls significantly short of the targets set by UK policymakers, researchers say.
Domestic heat pumps currently play a marginal role in heating UK homes, experts say. The number of installations is growing, but remains low compared with traditional, fossil fuel-based heating systems.
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