Andy Hackett

Dec 9, 2024 | businessgreen.com | Andy Hackett

A record one-in-four new cars sold in the UK were battery EVs last month - a 51 per cent increase compared to this time last year. Despite the scepticism in some circles, the car market is undergoing an...

Nov 6, 2024 | businessgreen.com | Andy Hackett

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Oct 24, 2024 | ukerc.ac.uk | Andy Hackett

By Andy Hackett, Senior Policy Adviser, Centre for Net Zero (Octopus Energy Group)Back in 1930, pioneering Scottish engineer Haldane analysed the theoretical costs of warming public baths with coal compared to a heat pump. In the hundred years or so since engineers have been praising heat pumps’ excellent efficiency, and the fact they are three to four times more efficient than gas boilers is central to their appeal today.

Oct 4, 2024 | nber.org | Louise Bernard |Andy Hackett |Robert Metcalfe |Andrew Schein

We are very grateful to Lucy Bourke, Daniel Lopez Garcia, Izzy Woolgar, and Lucy Yu for their comments and formative critique. We thank Cal Gibson at Octopus Energy, who was a fundamental partner in our processing and understanding of Octopus Energy’s consumer adoption and consumption data.

Jun 24, 2024 | businessgreen.com | Andy Hackett

Fuel poverty is set to be a significant challenge for whoever wins the keys to Downing Street this summer. Between six and nine million UK households are currently estimated to be in fuel poverty: spending...