For all the hype surrounding hydrogen, the cheapest way to warm a home during the green transition will be a heat pump. That’s the finding a new study by European consumer organizations, which said the pumps — that draw heat from the surrounding air — can help cut heating bills by a quarter compared with the cost of conventional gas boilers. The verdict on hydrogen-fueled boilers is severe: they “will never be a cost-effective option.” And the European Union and its member states should avoid supporting the gas in the residential sector, the groups said. “Electrification — whether by a heat pump or district heating in cities — combined with energy efficiency improvements, will be much cheaper and convenient than hydrogen,” said Monique Goyens, director general at the European Consumer Organisation, BEUC. It’s “vital that consumers aren’t pushed into investing in expensive experiments, like hydrogen.” Shielding vulnerable consumers from […]