Advocates for Renewable Energy Want Heating Technologies Diversified
Renewable energy advocates argue that green-heating solutions lack diversification. The renewables’ representatives noted that diversifying heating technologies by combining heat pumps with solar thermal, solar panels or geothermal is “largely missing” from emission-reduction strategies. According to Bioenergy Europe, the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) and Solar Heat Europe, relying solely on heat pumps to achieve carbon neutrality is a “major mistake.” Although the groups expressed support for the European Commission’s 90% net-carbon emissions reduction target by 2040, they called for more diversification in heating technologies. Solar Heat Europe says that while data shows residential buildings account for 80% of household…