The Green Pivot

With the sales of internal combustion vehicles ending in 2030, electric vehicle ownership is increasing along with the demand for electric vehicle charge points. City and Guilds have three new EV charging installation training units that include “Design and Installation of Domestic and small commercial electric vehicle charging installations” and “Installation and Maintenance of largescale electric vehicle charging installations”.

There will also be increased opportunities to expand the electrification of the rail networks as currently 62% of the lines need updating.

Shipping ports mostly use diesel and gas plants and are responsible for double the emissions of CO2 currently created by the railways. Therefore, electrical installation work will need to increase in order to update the systems currently in place.

There are 2 main options of electrification of heating. Heat pumps and direct electrification of heating. Both should be used alongside a fabric first approach that aims to reduce the thermal demands of a building.

The government’s 10-point plan states that 600,000 heat pumps need to be installed every year by 2028. This will increase the demand for installers. Heat pump installations involve plumbing and heating engineer’s skills but there are also many electrical controls involved. Evaluation of the suitability of the supply to the building and connection will also need to be assessed. ECA propose 2 options to complete these jobs– in house heating engineers or cross train installers that can complete the full job or -to partner with a heating engineering company for the “wet” works.