Decarbonising Homes – Infrared Heating Showcase to Welsh Government and Social Housing Providers
On 29 January 2026, the team from Herschel Infrared was proud to showcase their latest heating innovations to representatives across the Welsh Government, local councils and social housing providers in Swansea. The event created a vital space for collaboration between innovators and decision-makers and explored how infrared heating technology can play a transformative role in decarbonising Welsh homes.
The event, hosted by Talan, took place at Dr. Bruce Philip’s cutting edge testing facility in Baglan. Dr. Bruce Philip, Technology Transfer Fellow at Swansea University, shared insights into his pioneering testing work that evaluates infrared heating technologies. Herschel Infrared is proud to have part-funded the facility that is built in accordance with IEC 60675 test standards for radiant efficiency. The Swansea facility aligns with infrared heating test facilities that are already established in Germany and the Netherlands.
Innovations from Herschel Infrared
Herschel CEO, Paul Morey (above right), and Amy Howells, Business Development Manager for South West and South Wales (above left), attended the Infrared Heating Wales event. The team enjoyed showcasing some of our newest infrared heating innovations to representatives from housing associations and social housing providers across Wales. Infrared heating provides a versatile, simple to install and control, zero maintenance solution for social landlords and tenants. Infrared heating provides additional benefits of warming surfaces and people directly, rather than heating the air. This helps to reduce condensation, damp and mould, and is just one of the reasons why infrared heating provides the ideal heating system for social housing and housing associations.
Image below (credit Switch, Swansea University) shows Amy Howells, Herschel, showcasing the infrared heater’s capabilities using a thermal camera.
Improving Social Housing
The event came at a pivotal moment for Welsh social housing, following the announcement that Wales’s flagship Optimised Retrofit Programme will receive an additional £99 million in funding. This additional funding will unlock further opportunities for social landlords to invest in low carbon improvements for homes across Wales.
Collaboration, innovation and momentum in Wales’s journey towards low carbon, future-ready homes
It was fantastic to showcase the benefits of infrared heating and discuss how infrared provides the ideal solution for social housing. Herschel was also proud to show some of its pioneering new infrared heating developments that will be launching later this year.
With a focus on decarbonising homes and commercial buildings and creating healthier living environments, the Infrared Heating Wales event marked another step forward in our ongoing commitment to shaping better policy and gaining greater support for low carbon heating.
See the full benefits of infrared heating panels for social housing environments here.