In the report renewable energy sources continue to receive high levels of support, with over three quarters of UK adults (76%) supporting the use of renewables to generate electricity, fuel and heat.

Isaac Occhipinti of HWA said “This is not surprising news, we know that there is an appetite for renewables within the UK however there is little understanding of what this means in practice; generating heat via renewable sources means having a hot water cylinder. Very few new homes are being designed and built with a hot water cylinder and those properties that still have one are often having them taken out. We need to stop and reverse this trend immediately.

Currently hot water storage is the only practical solution for turning the energy produced by renewable technologies into something useful – hot water and banking it for when it is needed. That is why we will continue to lobby Government to regulate to ensure that all new build properties are renewable ready.”