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Could electric wallpaper replace your gas boiler?

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🗞️ Driving the news: Glasgow is piloting eco-friendly electric wallpaper in 12 tenement flats as a potential gas-free heating solution
• The innovative project, a collaboration between universities and the West of Scotland Housing Association, aims to decarbonize ageing homes and reduce heating costs

🔭 The context: Scotland's old and poorly insulated homes lose heat three times faster than the European average, contributing significantly to carbon emissions
• With over 84% of Scottish homes relying on fossil fuel heating, new solutions like electric wallpaper could help meet climate-friendly standards set by the Scottish New Build Heat Standard

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Heating accounts for over 36% of the UK's total carbon emissions
• Using electric wallpaper that emits infrared heat could reduce CO2 emissions and improve indoor air quality, making a substantial contribution to Scotland's net-zero goals

⏭️ What's next: The wallpaper's performance will be monitored using AI-enabled data analytics to assess heat retention and energy use
• Feedback from tenants will help refine the technology and guide future deployment

💬 One quote: "Finding new solutions to more efficiently heating [Glasgow's tenements] is vital to reaching a net-zero future," — Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Glasgow City Council

📈 One stat: Scotland's heating emissions come primarily from the 84% of homes that still use fossil fuel-based systems

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