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Why CO2 (R744) Heat Pumps Are The Best For Domestic Hot Water

At Clade we’re almost evangelical about the benefits of using CO2 as a refrigerant in heat pumps - it’s environmentally friendly, safe,…

Why CO2/R744 Is Used As A Refrigerant For Heat Pumps

The choice of refrigerant is a critical factor in determining the performance, longevity and environmental impact of a heat pump. We wrote…

What Is An Air Handling Unit?

With the recent release of our combined air handling unit (AHU) and heat pump we thought it would be a good idea…

What The Government Could & Should Be Doing To Accelerate Decarbonisation

As a private business in the green technology space, we are fully aware of the importance of commercial innovation and entrepreneurship to…

How To Decarbonise Buildings

There are load of consultants and experts out there who can spend a lot of your cash to create a wonderful decarbonisation…

How Does District Heating Work?

District heating is a viable low carbon solution to heating large numbers of homes, businesses and public buildings. It connects them all…

Reflections On The End Of 2022

As we come out of COP27, a mild autumn and a somewhat turbulent time in UK politics I thought it would be…

The Effect Of Refrigerant On Heat Pump Performance

The performance of a heat pump is dependent on four main things: 1) Ambient conditions - the temperature conditions will affect performance…

What Is A Cascade Heat Pump System?

The word “cascade” can mean a couple of different arrangements of heat pumps. 1) A series of heat pumps joined together to…

How We Make Quieter Heat Pumps

Heat pumps are different to boilers and one of the major differences is noise. There are two main sources of noise in…

Avoiding Killer Chemical Refrigerants In Heat Pumps

A recent LinkedIn post of ours generated a lot of interesting discussion. The subject was killer chemical refrigerants, and why they currently…

Clade Publishes 2021 Sustainability Report

Over the next 5 years, the UK will see a dramatic increase in the drive to Net Zero in the built environment.…

Clade Performance Guarantee

We're so confident in the performance of our natural refrigerant heat pumps that we now offer a performance guarantee. Following installation, commissioning…

Grid Flexibility – What Is It And Why Is It Important?

Grid flexibility is becoming an increasingly prominent aspect of the energy debate as we move towards electrification of heat and travel. Grid…

What Is Temperature Differential In Heat Pumps

A lot of the discussion around heat pumps is focused on temperature these days. We’ve discussed it briefly in our blog comparing…

Moving From A Cost To Efficiency Model

The energy market is going through a period of dramatic transition. As we wrote in a blog last year, future energy markets…

High Temperature Heat Pumps

One of the favourite critiques of heat pumps, especially in the UK press, is around the temperature they generate. It is claimed,…

COP26 – What Was Agreed And Was it Enough?

For the future of the planet and all its flora and fauna, COP26 was the most important event in a long time.…

Do Heat Pumps Generate Noise?

‘How noisy are heat pumps’ is a question regularly put to our team when discussing an installation with clients. It’s a valid…

The UK Heat And Buildings Strategy – Clade’s View

The UK’s long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy has been released. We already wrote about the Scottish Heat In Buildings Strategy here and,…

Scotland’s Heat In Buildings Strategy: Clade’s View

In early October the Heat in Buildings Strategy for Scotland was released. We will soon be publishing a blog outlining our thoughts…

Britain’s Energy Price Crisis: Clade’s View

Published Sept 2021. Turn on the news and you’ll have seen a decidedly dramatic series of headlines over the past few weeks.…

Air Source Versus Ground Source Commercial Heat Pumps

A common question we get asked by prospective customers is whether they should be installing an air source or ground source heat…

What Is The Coefficient Of Performance OF A Heat Pump?

One of the big questions of the day, as the UK plans its strategy for decarbonising heat, is how to compare the…

How Heat Pumps Can Help Decarbonise Social Housing With The SHDF

The UK Government has announced that it is releasing funding to help decarbonise social housing across the country, starting with £160m. This…

How Heat Pumps Compare To Combined Heat & Power | Clade Blog

One of the most important aspects of a successful transition to a zero-carbon economy will be the technology we use to heat…

Why We Have To Act Now On Decarbonisation | Clade Blog

In Mark Carney’s recent book Values there’s a startling section on the need for us to act now on carbon emissions. He…

How Heat Pumps Compare To Gas Boilers | Clade Blog

Gas boilers are everywhere. 85% of homes in the UK are heated by carbon-heavy natural gas. In the non-residential sector, two thirds…

How Heat Pumps Will Affect The Future Power Market | Clade Blog

It’s pretty much a given that every generation thinks they live in a period of great change. Our generation has the unlucky…

How Heat Pumps Compare To Hydrogen Heating | Clade Blog

If we want to decarbonise our economy (which we do), then we have to decarbonise the way we heat our built environment.…

How Heat Pumps Are Transforming Green Heating & Cooling Across Europe | Clade Blog

It might seem strange to claim that one of the key weapons in mankind’s fight against climate change was first invented in…