EDINBURGH, Scotland, October 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The latest research from Delta-ee's Microgen Insight Service into the UK residential market for low carbon heating products* shows that this market will grow from 30,000 installations in 2014 to 90,000 installations in 2017.
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Steven Ashurst, Microgen Insight Service Manager at Delta-ee comments:
"It's still early days for the low carbon heat market in the UK, but by 2017 we expect it to capture around 1-in-20 installations in the heating market."
A key driver for growth is the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), introduced in spring 2014.
With the Department of Energy & Climate Change indicating that the RHI will remain in place until 2021, manufacturers are becoming more confident to make investments in their supply chain and marketing to drive the market. This is enabling installers to develop their skills and capabilities to fit heat pumps and hybrid systems, and end users to become increasingly familiar and confident with alternatives to traditional heating systems (primarily boilers).
While the RHI is a world first, the policy is far from perfect. Problems with the policy identified in Delta-ee's research include:
The research also identifies other important drivers contributing to the growth of low carbon heat including:
Delta-ee's forecasts are based upon new primary research with customers including owner-occupiers, social housing providers, building developers and self-builders. In 2014 research activities included focus groups, online surveys, conjoint analysis and in-depth interviews.
*Including air source and ground source heat pumps, Hybrid heat pumps, Biomass, Solar Thermal and micro-CHP.
About Delta-ee
Delta-ee (http://www.delta-ee.com) are experts in heat and distributed energy, providing research and consulting services to utilities, manufacturers, policy makers and investors. Our Microgen Insight Service helps our clients understand customers, the future direction of the market and to develop the right customer propositions. The research is a unique approach that integrates customer research, techno-economic analysis and market intelligence.
For more information visit our website at http://www.delta-ee.com.
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