Market Trends of United Kingdom Heating Equipment Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the UK Heating Equipment Market according to our research experts:
Supportive Government Regulations is Driving the Market Growth
- Several regulations in the studied region have changed how manufacturers engineer commercial heat pumps and warm-air for low-rise buildings in the commercial and residential sectors to improve RTU efficiency and cut energy usage and waste.
- Moreover, several manufacturers have been developing equipment phasing out HCFC - 22 (Hydrochlorofluorocarbons) to cater to the customers' needs and to comply with the green technology requirements for replacing old models, thus, driving the usage of heating equipment in the country.
- The figures reported in the European countries, including the United Kingdom, suggest the rapid adoption of heat pumps which is expected to grow consistently in 2022. The market is characterized by various new developments and is favored by government policies. The European Union's announcement to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 indirectly supports renewable energies and energy-efficient products. Heat pumps are strategically positioned to benefit from the drive to environmental sustainability.
- Moreover, in April 2021, the United Kingdom set a new climate change target to slash carbon emissions by 78% by 2035. The Government also incorporated the United Kingdom's sixth carbon budget, ensuring Britain remains on track to end its contribution to climate change while remaining consistent with the Paris Agreement temperature goal to limit global warming to well below 2 °C and pursue efforts toward 1.5°C.
- In December 2021, United Kingdom Government announced a EUR 19 million investment to supply low carbon heating for thousands of homes and buildings across the country. The investment will expand the heat network to power homes with green energy. Furthermore, in June 2022, The UK government launched a three-year GBP 450 million incentive program offering discounts of up to GBP 6,000 from the installation cost of replacing fossil fuel boilers with heat pumps.
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Heat Pumps is Expected to Have a Significant Growth
- The European Union has issued a new regulation for air-to-air heat pumps. According to European Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2281, the Minimum standard of ηs,c for air-to-air heat pumps driven by an electric motor was set at 137%. However, with revised regulations in 2021, the minimum ηs,c for air-to-air heat pumps driven by an electric motor is 189%.
- Similarly, the minimum standard of ηs,c for air-to-air heat pumps driven by an internal combustion engine was set at 130%, and the revised regulation allows air-to-air heat pumps driven by an internal combustion engine to have a Minimum standard of ηs,c at 167%. Thus, such regulations are driving the replacement and new installations of heat pumps in the studied market.
- The announcement of Rishi Sunak's Green Homes scheme in the United Kingdom allows homeowners to claim up to EUR 10,000 grants for improvements, including air-source heat pumps, a greener alternative to central gas heating. However, factors such as lower heat supply than boilers, lower efficiency below 0°C, etc., are likely to hinder the market growth of air-source heat pumps.
- Moreover, heat pumps are considered the most efficient, environment-friendly systems available for heating and cooling buildings, thus influencing the government and market players to invest in this technology. For instance, during the pandemic, the Mayor of London's Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF), managed by Amber Fund Management Limited, provided EUR 7 Million to the London Borough of Southwark to support a highly innovative project and provide low carbon heat to over two thousand homes in the area. The MEEF finance is provided for installing water-source heat pumps (WSHP), a renewable and energy-efficient technology, to replace the existing gas boilers in three housing estates within the borough. Also, according to BP, renewable energy consumption in the United Kingdom amounted to 1.24 exajoules in 2021, a decrease of over eight percent compared to 2020.
- Further, in July 2022, the UK Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy awarded a EUR 54 million contract for heat network funding, which will support the development of the scheme in London and working that use low-carbon heat sources such as heat pumps and energy from waste to warm properties. Heat networks can unlock otherwise inaccessible large-scale renewable and recovered heat sources, such as large rivers and industrial heat. This allows them to reduce bills, support local regeneration and provide a cost-effective way of reducing carbon emissions from heating.
- Moreover, according to the survey by Heat Pump Association, it is anticipated that the surge of heat pump demand to double in the country by 2021, which is well aligned with the country's net-zero targets. In addition to this, according to a high-level commission convened by the CBI, the installation of new gas boilers should be banned in the United Kingdom from 2025 to meet the net-zero climate target; owing to similar trends, the demand for heat pumps is expected to witness augmented demand over the forecast period.
