New heat pump could ease UK shift to low-carbon homes, say developers

Swedish and Dutch firms claim their technology could replace gas and oil boilers without added insulation

A new type of heat pump that may soon be rolled out in the UK could ease the shift for homes to low-carbon heating but is no quick fix, experts say.

The Swedish company Vattenfall and the Dutch company Feenstra claim their new high-temperature heat pump, being launched in the Netherlands this year, could replace gas and oil boilers in UK homes without the need for added insulation or new radiators like other heat pumps.