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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · 1d

We don’t want pedantry😀, but a reasonable level of understanding. It’s not rocket science but apparently the mistake made by the editorial team twice on two articles two days in a row. Apparently.

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · 2d

Strikes me as highly unlikely to be an accident. Gross negligence or wilful misinformation (aka disinformation). The Irish sun, @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social @irishexaminer.bsky.social all leading with an incorrect headline

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · 2d

Heat pumps have had high profile disinformation campaigns in the past. In the UK that @desmog.com reported on www.desmog.com/2022/02/10/g...
And other countries have it too. For three media outlets in Ireland to parallel misinform, in the same way and not online with the original press release …

Gas-Backed Front Group Spreads Misinformation About Costs of Electrification

A group of natural gas companies and utilities in Colorado formed a front group to oppose the state’s push towards electrifying homes and businesses, spreading misinformation about the cost of electri...

www.desmog.com

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · 2d

This morning I read the article from @irishtimes.com and rang & wrote to them to ask for a correction. They corrected the headline, and the article author @conorpope.bsky.social wrote back to confirm that it had changed. I opened up the app this evening and it’s wrong again.

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European Heat Pump Association @helloheatpumps.bsky.social · 15d

Our new analysis: Europe aims to get off gas - so why are governments taxing it way less than electricity?

Tax is a key tool governments can use to boost heat pumps and Europe's sovereignty & energy independence!

We discuss this + more at this week's #HPForum.

Read: ehpa.org/news-and-res...

Distorted taxation is undermining energy security - European Heat Pump Association

Governments are undermining heat pumps’ critical role in boosting Europe’s energy security by taxing electricity far more heavily than gas, analysis from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) show...

ehpa.org

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European Heat Pump Association @helloheatpumps.bsky.social · 15d

Heat pumps can deliver on energy security, net zero industry leadership, cleaner air, decarbonisation, our director @paulkenny.bsky.social tells Heat Pump Forum 2025.

How do we get there?
- Ensure the business case is right
- Improve the customer journey
- Tell the right story

www.hp-forum.eu

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Aug 28

You’d also have to factor in the Irish renewable generators being curtailed to facilitate interconnection flows, the impact of minimum generation holding off renewables also. (Ie if an import disappears and you use more Irish generators, any curtailed renewables would rise a little). Very complex

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Femke de Jong @fmkdejong.bsky.social · Jul 11

This week I participated in a workshop and was struck by the difference between younger male collegues who were speaking up like they were used to being listened to, and younger female collegues who were timid and not used to being listened to. Damn, are we still here…

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · Mar 16

UK & EU are under attack by the same foes. We must maximise strength by rejoining urgently.

Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · Mar 14

🔴 NEW 🔴

The Heritage Foundation, the group behind the radical pro-Trump Project 2025 agenda, held a private discussion this week about how to dismantle the EU.

📝 @desmog.bsky.social report 👇🏻

Heritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU

The group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investiga...

www.desmog.com

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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · Jan 6

Move by SEAI will open electric heat pump grant support to more households but @paulkenny.bsky.social of @helloheatpumps.bsky.social says more needs to be done to accelerate the switch from oil and gas home heating
www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...

Eligibility for heat pump grant is widened, but changes don’t go far enough, expert warns

Thousands more homes will become eligible for electric heat pump grants after a change in the eligibility rules.

www.independent.ie

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Jan 5

It’s up on 50mm in North Tipperary and falling steadily. Kids have their ready for the morning. #sneachta

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Jan 2

Changed the cables on my 20YO bike, game changer on the brakes.

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Dec 27

Walked a lot around Sligo over the last few days, the air is so much cleaner than a few years ago. One anti-social house burning smoky coal. But otherwise a big improvement.

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Dec 22

All markets, all homes and all grids will work this way in the future, many already do. If we do it quickly, we gain competitiveness, security and hit climate targets. If we do it slowly, we lose the first mover advantage, create extra warming and provide more funding to dictators.

Lion Hirth @lionhirth.bsky.social · Dec 22

Eine Wärmepumpe mit dynamischem Stromtarif wäre heute so gefahren:

Die ganze ganze Nacht voll durch, Pufferspeicher bis ans Limit auffüllen und Haus zusätzlich ein paar Grad überheizen. Oft reicht das dann bis Abends.

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · Dec 17

And an Irish project flounders as its owners seem great a making debt but not profits.

The LNG pause is real. It's economic.

Shannon LNG now ‘uncertain’ due to ‘multiple risks’ as company faces financial onslaught

New Fortress Energy long term debt has ballooned as its share price has fallen and credits ratings have been dropped

www.businesspost.ie

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European Heat Pump Association @helloheatpumps.bsky.social · Dec 12

🇧🇪 What does @paulkenny.bsky.social think of the European capital since he moved here?

What are his views on Europe’s focus on driving the clean energy transition and the collective effort to build a more sustainable future.

🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/ifMThP8NaoU

What are your thoughts about Brussels? Q&A with Paul Kenny

YouTube video by European Heat Pump Association

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Dec 10

The Irish Times view on the Greens’ exit: other parties can no longer shirk

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

The Irish Times view on the Greens’ exit: other parties can no longer shirk

no one party should bear responsibility for defending policies that benefit the whole population

www.irishtimes.com

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European Heat Pump Association @helloheatpumps.bsky.social · Dec 10

@paulkenny.bsky.social shares how people with heat pumps are absolutely loving the benefits! 🔥

Think you know the all perks of heat pumps? Think again. Find out why so many are loving them.

🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/ouqwaaDyEI0

How would you change the public's attitude on heat pumps? Q&A with Paul Kenny

YouTube video by European Heat Pump Association

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Dr. Gaurab Basu @gaurabbasu.bsky.social · Dec 10

Heat pumps are magic and electrified homes are healthy. Let's get fossil fuels out of our homes and away from our loved ones. They must be affordable and accessible for ALL. Kudos to @rewiringamerica.bsky.social for this report.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 10

Electric heat pumps, the most affordable and energy efficient way to heat and cool homes, continue to outsell gas furnaces nationwide. They can also reduce outdoor pollution and, as a result, save lives, according to a report issued on Tuesday. Here's how.

Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money

Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis.

www.nytimes.com

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Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · Dec 8

Just in case you missed it: I am so proud to be elected as co-chair of the @europeangreens.eu along with Vula Tsetsi.

#EGPCongress2024 europeangreens.eu/news/vula-ts...

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Paul Kenny @paulkenny.bsky.social · Dec 7

It’s not just the UK, it’s all over Europe. Rightwing, Relentless. Ruthless and R…

moranjustin.bsky.social @moranjustin.bsky.social · Dec 6

We get media clippings every day from British and Irish papers. The campaign against green energy in the British right-wing press is hard to overstate. It is daily, fact-free and unceasingly aggressive.

Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Dec 6

The Telegraph's landing page for articles about Ed Miliband is simply mind-blowing.

Never has a newspaper's bile, bias and obsession directed at a single person been so evident

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European Heat Pump Association @helloheatpumps.bsky.social · Dec 3

Did you know that @paulkenny.bsky.social the Director General at EHPA, is a Swiftie? 🎤✨

He enjoys music that connects with every generation, just as each generation has a major role in building a sustainable future!

🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/ILgbjfDgGVE

What's your favourite music track? Q&A with Paul Kenny

YouTube video by European Heat Pump Association

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Alexander Roth @aroth.bsky.social · Nov 29

❓ How do heat pumps impact the power sector?
🚨 Check out our new paper: "Power sector benefits of flexible heat pumps in 2030 scenarios" (published in Communications Earth & Environment @natureportfolio.bsky.social ).

Details in the thread below! 👇

#renewableenergy #heatpumps

Power sector benefits of flexible heat pumps in 2030 scenarios - Communications Earth & Environment

Investments in solar photovoltaics could cost-effectively support the expansion of heat pumps by 2030, and small thermal storage of heat pumps could reduce the additional need for firm capacity and…

www.nature.com

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Dec 2

There are *still* more Michaels than women as TDs in Cork, Ireland's biggest county, a fact first noted by Holly Cairns after the 2020 election. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... #ge24 #missing

With just one female TD, why are women not getting elected in Cork?

In total 44 women are set to become TDs, which would represent 25% of the Dáil

www.irishexaminer.com

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European Heat Pump Association @helloheatpumps.bsky.social · Nov 29

How about a lunchtime listen?

Our director general @paulkenny.bsky.social explains his past work in Ireland, commitment to clean energy & decarbonising heat - and his five changes for a greener world!

Five Degrees of Change podcast from @businesspost.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/p...

Paul Kenny, former advisor to Eamon Ryan and director general of the European Heat Pump Association

Podcast Episode · Five Degrees of Change · 28/11/2024 · 1h 10m

podcasts.apple.com

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