What can I do to help achieve a net zero UK?

“What can I do to help achieve a net zero UK?”  It’s a question many of us are asking ourselves as we take a closer look at the energy we consume and the price we pay for it.

In the same way domestic heating changed with the advent of central heating – oil or gas fired – in the 1970s and 80s, alternative energy heating systems are ringing a new round of planet-positive changes.

If we are looking for the healthiest way to heat a home, then alternative energy is the clear winner and advanced technology is its best friend.

These days intelligent heating systems can tune in to how we live and use space zones, and learn our patterns of consumption for room temperature and hot water.  What that means is that the most advanced systems pro-actively work to reduce energy consumption and more effectively store the energy generated – so it can be used only when and where it’s needed.

There are around 25 million dwellings in the UK.  In April last year the Government announced a major acceleration of homegrown power in Britain’s plan for greater energy independence.  It claimed cleaner and more affordable energy will be made in Great Britain under bold plans to boost long-term energy independence, security and prosperity.  The current Prime Minister remains committed to net zero by 2050.

Big decisions, but we all have our part to play in their delivery.  The technology may have moved on, but some things from the past remain fixtures in the way we map a sustainable future.  Over two decades dwellings went from zero to majority centrally heated.  Change is one of the constants in the way we live.

Change for better is worth the investment and investment now in solar-powered energy at home and in our places of work, worship, or recreation, is one that will accumulate savings – and pay for itself - over time while securing energy supply.   Even if you’re planning to move home solar is worth looking at installing, as a professionally installed and well manufactured system will increase the value of your property (potentially by around 4.1% according to some estimates).

UK environment experts issued a report in January of this year urging a solar dominated 'rooftop revolution' and an expansion of Government help to remove any barriers to solar panel deployment across residential and commercial buildings in the UK.

An incremental approach to adopting alternative energy sources may, in the short term, be the most effective route to delivering environmental goals, and HeatElectric’s systems can work with existing traditional alternatives, gradually transitioning from fossil fuel reliance, and offering emissions gains with every change.  Call HeatElectric for a no-obligation consultation to find out how you can help deliver the ambition, go solar or heat smarter.  Every space is different, every solution has to fit the space.  It’s easy to find out what your best options are, from the WHICH? Trusted Trader people behind world-class engineered alternative heating systems.

Early adopters of solar powered systems for their homes include Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom and Pierce Brosnan.