Paul Kenny
@paulkenny.bsky.social
Director general of the European heat pump association. Mech.Engineer. Expert on sustainable energy practice and policy. Unashamedly Green for climate, society, security and competitiveness.
My wishes for Europe.
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My wishes for Europe.
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What are you doing Dec. 9th? I am organising a conf. with speakers @mliebreich.bsky.social, @kingsmillbond.bsky.social, @laurencetubiana.bsky.social,
@solarwalburga.bsky.social,
@paulkenny.bsky.social, Head of EU utilities, MEPs, Euro Commission officials... Everyone in EU energy will be there.
@solarwalburga.bsky.social,
@paulkenny.bsky.social, Head of EU utilities, MEPs, Euro Commission officials... Everyone in EU energy will be there.
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What are you doing Dec. 9th? I am organising a conf. with speakers @mliebreich.bsky.social, @kingsmillbond.bsky.social, @laurencetubiana.bsky.social,
@solarwalburga.bsky.social,
@paulkenny.bsky.social, Head of EU utilities, MEPs, Euro Commission officials... Everyone in EU energy will be there.
@solarwalburga.bsky.social,
@paulkenny.bsky.social, Head of EU utilities, MEPs, Euro Commission officials... Everyone in EU energy will be there.
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The heat was on at the EU summit yesterday!
For the first time, the Council clearly put electrification at the heart of our energy system, calling for “ambitious electrification using all net-zero and low-carbon solutions.”
Read our take:
ehpa.org/news-and-res...
@paulkenny.bsky.social
For the first time, the Council clearly put electrification at the heart of our energy system, calling for “ambitious electrification using all net-zero and low-carbon solutions.”
Read our take:
ehpa.org/news-and-res...
@paulkenny.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The heat was on at the EU summit yesterday!
For the first time, the Council clearly put electrification at the heart of our energy system, calling for “ambitious electrification using all net-zero and low-carbon solutions.”
Read our take:
ehpa.org/news-and-res...
@paulkenny.bsky.social
For the first time, the Council clearly put electrification at the heart of our energy system, calling for “ambitious electrification using all net-zero and low-carbon solutions.”
Read our take:
ehpa.org/news-and-res...
@paulkenny.bsky.social
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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...
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
September 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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...
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...
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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
How do we get there?
- Ensure the business case is right
- Improve the customer journey
- Tell the right story
www.hp-forum.eu
September 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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
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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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…
July 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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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UK & EU are under attack by the same foes. We must maximise strength by rejoining urgently.
🔴 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 👇🏻
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
March 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
UK & EU are under attack by the same foes. We must maximise strength by rejoining urgently.
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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...
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
January 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/e...
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.
December 27, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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.
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.
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.
Die ganze ganze Nacht voll durch, Pufferspeicher bis ans Limit auffüllen und Haus zusätzlich ein paar Grad überheizen. Oft reicht das dann bis Abends.
December 22, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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.
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And an Irish project flounders as its owners seem great a making debt but not profits.
The LNG pause is real. It's economic.
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
December 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
And an Irish project flounders as its owners seem great a making debt but not profits.
The LNG pause is real. It's economic.
The LNG pause is real. It's economic.
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🇧🇪 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 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
youtu.be
December 12, 2024 at 8:11 AM
🇧🇪 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 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
The Irish Times view on the Greens’ exit: other parties can no longer shirk
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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
December 10, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The Irish Times view on the Greens’ exit: other parties can no longer shirk
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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@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
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
youtu.be
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 AM
@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
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
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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.
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
December 10, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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.
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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...
#EGPCongress2024 europeangreens.eu/news/vula-ts...
December 8, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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...
#EGPCongress2024 europeangreens.eu/news/vula-ts...
It’s not just the UK, it’s all over Europe. Rightwing, Relentless. Ruthless and R…
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.
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
Never has a newspaper's bile, bias and obsession directed at a single person been so evident
December 7, 2024 at 12:52 AM
It’s not just the UK, it’s all over Europe. Rightwing, Relentless. Ruthless and R…
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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
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
youtu.be
December 3, 2024 at 7:26 AM
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
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
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❓ 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
🚨 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
November 29, 2024 at 10:31 AM
❓ 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
🚨 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
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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
December 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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
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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...
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
November 29, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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...
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...
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Very sorry to see Malcolm Noonan lose his seat. He was the best minister we've ever had in charge of the nature portfolio and will be a hard act to follow #GE24
December 1, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Very sorry to see Malcolm Noonan lose his seat. He was the best minister we've ever had in charge of the nature portfolio and will be a hard act to follow #GE24
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Worth noting that the EU isn't the only part of the world considering electricity market reform - and doing a bad job of integrating demand side/consumer energy resources into the discussion.
(Yes I know we just finished another EU power market reform but the debate on the next reform is starting.)
(Yes I know we just finished another EU power market reform but the debate on the next reform is starting.)
The ToR for this review are frankly pretty disappointing. It is 2024; we shouldn’t need to squint at references to consumer energy resources to justify a conversation about the demand side of our energy system and the value it could/should deliver. We can do better than this
Still walled up in the spare room like a Covidy Elizabeth Bathory, so here’s some initial thoughts on the NEM post-CIS wholesale settings review (TOR here: www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/marke... ) touching on
1. needs
2. what went wrong with the last big NEM review
3. TOR limits & approaches
1/31(!?)
1. needs
2. what went wrong with the last big NEM review
3. TOR limits & approaches
1/31(!?)
November 30, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Worth noting that the EU isn't the only part of the world considering electricity market reform - and doing a bad job of integrating demand side/consumer energy resources into the discussion.
(Yes I know we just finished another EU power market reform but the debate on the next reform is starting.)
(Yes I know we just finished another EU power market reform but the debate on the next reform is starting.)
