EDF has entered into a strategic investment and partnership with Clacton-based CB Heating to advance its heat pump offering for its UK customers and help upskill engineers across the country.

The investment means EDF will partner with CB Heating for its customers heat pump installations, offering EDF's 3 million customers an end-to-end installation journey through CB Heating’s Heat Pump Installer Network (HPIN).

The announcement comes ahead of the Government's launch of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme which will provide customers with upfront grants of £5,000 to reduce the cost of installing eligible heat pump systems. The scheme will be open to voucher applications on the 23 May.

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Combined with progressive installation targets, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme forms part of plans the Government set out last year to accelerate the transition to this proven, low carbon technology which support its decarbonisation strategy.

EDF's investment will also support the development of a Heat Pump Installers Network Academy, delivering training to upskill engineers across the country. Currently, there are less than 4,000 qualified heat pump installers (according to the latest MCS estimates2) in the UK compared to more than 100,000 gas safe engineers. The Academy has the potential to train up to 4,000 new heat pump installers from autumn 2022.