Tenfold Increase in Heat Pump Installers Needed by 2030 to Meet Targets: Report

Published on June 26, 2024

The heat pump industry needs a tenfold increase in installers to meet net zero targets, according to a report. On Tuesday, the innovation charity Nesta released a survey citing major staff shortages as a leading cause of heat pump installation holdbacks. It said that 37,000 heat pump installers are needed by 2030, compared with about 3,000 today. Heat pumps, which run on electricity, work like a fridge in reverse to extract energy from the air or ground. The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has estimated that around 50,000 installers might be needed by 2030, while Nesta’s previous research has suggested a slightly lower figure of 37,000. But the current workforce is currently a fraction of this size at 3,000....

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