https://www.newpower.info/2020/01/opinion-is-this-a-way-to-decarbonise-heating/ Expert information for all those invested in the UK's energy future Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 https://www.newpower.info/2020/01/opinion-is-this-a-way-to-decarbonise-heating/#comment-72048 David Dundas Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:44:27 +0000 http://www.newpower.info/?p=8267#comment-72048 The SEA proposal is basically good, however putting biofuels forward rather than other technologies is misleading because biofuels do not really solve the problem as a biofuel system just takes out CO2 from the air but returns it when the fuel is burnt, without considering the carbon cost of growing harvesting and distribution to the heaters. In the long term most energy must be delivered by zero carbon electricity either directly or in a transportable form such as batteries or hydrogen. In buildings heat pumps will play a key role in heating with better building design to minimise heat loss and solar absorption. The emphasis of SEA needs to be adjusted.

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