Ground source heat pump contractor, Kensa Contracting, is proud to partner with Scottish Renewables to bring unique renewable heating expertise to their ‘Year of COP’ campaign.
Over the course of 2021, the partnership will deliver a series of exciting events and impactful activities to raise awareness of renewable technology in the lead up to COP26: the United Nations climate change conference that is taking place in Glasgow in November. The programme starts with a virtual ‘COP Conference’ taking place on 25th February.
Together, Scottish Renewables, advocates for sustainable heat and power for Scotland’s homes, and Kensa, pioneers of the mass adoption of ground source heat pumps in domestic properties, will aim to put heat firmly on the COP26 agenda and highlight the need to drastically cut carbon emissions within the domestic heating sector to help the UK to meet its net-zero targets.
Nick Sharpe, Director of Communications and Strategy at Scottish Renewables, said: “Heat makes up more than half of the energy used in Scotland every day, but we’ve hardly begun the journey of tackling the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels to keep our homes and businesses warm.
“Therefore, we’re delighted to welcome Scottish Renewables member Kensa Contracting, one of the UK’s leading renewable heat providers, as a Partner of our Year of COP activity. They’ll be helping us to take the renewable energy story to the people who need to hear it in the run-up to the most important climate change event the UK has ever staged – COP 26 in Glasgow in November.
“There’s never been a more important time to accelerate the decarbonisation of our energy system and the electrification of heat – using heat pump technology provided by companies like Kensa – will play a fundamental role in our journey to net-zero.”
Dr Matthew Trewhella, Managing Director of Kensa Contracting, said: “We are delighted to be working with Scottish Renewables on the ‘Year of COP’ campaign. The upcoming COP26 summit is vitally important for the future of our planet – meaningful commitments and demonstrable action must be taken by world leaders now, if we are to in any way reverse the damage done by global warming. Stopping burning fossil fuels to heat our homes would make a huge difference, and as the UK’s leading manufacturer and installer of non-combustion ground source heat pumps, Kensa is certainly part of the solution.
“The green industry here in the UK has the proven technology and the know-how to deliver on our ambitious zero carbon targets and fulfil the country’s global obligations to reduce emissions. With the biggest international summit the UK has ever hosted happening in Glasgow this November, the time is right for renewable businesses to showcase our innovation and delivery capabilities on a global stage.”
He continued:
“We look forward to kicking off the programme of activities to raise the profile of the industry with Scottish Renewable’s virtual COP Conference later this month.”
Scottish Renewable’s precursor COP Conference taking place on 25th February will discuss Scotland’s key advantages in regards to renewable energy, as well as what the future energy mix could look like, the pathway for new technologies and alternative energy sources. Interested parties can book a free delegate pass now.
At the conference, Kensa will share details of its shared ground loop array solutions: the innovative approach to district heating being successfully used to facilitate the large-scale roll-out of environmentally-friendly ground source heat pumps in homes across the UK.
Matthew Black, Kensa’s Business Development Manager for Scotland, will be taking part in the online panel discussion. He comments: “The deployment of ground source heat pumps is particularly effective at alleviating fuel poverty in rural areas, and shared ground loop arrays are the most effective solution for delivering Scotland’s large-scale ambitions for the decarbonisation of heat. Along with the right policy changes, we can make significant progress towards Scotland’s 2045 net-zero carbon target and beyond. The race to decarbonise heat is on!”
Kensa will also be delivering a stand-alone programme of events and interactive experiences in anticipation of COP26 to facilitate discussions about the pathway to a zero-carbon future and the role ground source heat pumps will play. Get notified about Kensa’s latest events as details are released.
About Scottish Renewables:
Scottish Renewables is the voice of Scotland’s renewable energy industry. Working towards a vision of Scotland leading the world in renewable energy, it seeks to grow Scotland’s renewable energy sector and sustain its position at the forefront of the global clean energy industry, the sectors they represent deliver investment, jobs, social benefits and reduce the carbon emissions which cause climate change. Their members work across all renewable energy technologies, in Scotland, the UK, Europe and around the world. In representing them, Scottish Renewables aims to lead and inform the debate on how the growth of renewable energy can help sustainably heat and power Scotland’s homes and businesses.
About Kensa:
Established in 1999, privately-owned, and headquartered in Truro, Cornwall, the Kensa Group is a fast-growing collection of award-winning businesses involved in the manufacture and installation of ground source heat pumps and the ownership of associated underground infrastructure.
Now employing over 90 people the Kensa Group wholly owns Kensa Heat Pumps Limited and Kensa Contracting Limited.
Kensa Heat Pumps remains the UK’s only manufacturer of ground source heat pumps and is the long-established market leader according to BSRIA annual reports. It provides products and technical support to an extensive network of plumbing contractors.
Kensa Contracting is a specialist installation business which focusses on large-scale new build and social housing retrofit programmes. It benefits from unrivalled experience and expertise and has delivered the UK’s largest installations in the residential sector.
Kensa Utilities is an infrastructure asset company which funds, owns and maintains shared ground loops that serve heat pump installations. It utilises subsidy support to provide these assets at zero cost to the housebuilder or social landlord.
The Kensa Group is partly owned by Legal & General Capital, part of Legal & General PLC.
