UK Government's Heat Pump ready programme [4]

The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is embarking on a 3-year innovation programme, ‘Heat Pump Ready’, part of its’ Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. Heat Pump Ready is split into three complementary Streams.

Stream 1 of this programme aims to drive forward methodologies which support the deployment of domestic heat pumps across urban and rural areas taking a high-density, street-by-street approach. Projects within this Stream will be carrying out feasibility studies (June to November 2022) to address both technical and consumer barriers to high-density heat pump deployment, bringing together key stakeholders in the journey to ensure a ‘joined up’ approach from the energy networks right through installers and consumers. Emphasis is being placed on providing a cost-effective installation and on-going support package to consumers.

Stream 2 of this programme aims to support innovative tools and technologies addressing barriers to domestic heat pump deployment in the five thematic areas of: increasing the performance whilst reducing the cost of domestic heat pumps; minimising home disruption whilst providing high quality installations; providing financial solutions for heat pumps; improving the consumer journey through the transition to heat pumps; and creating a smart home energy system.

This presentation will provide an insight into the key findings from 11 Stream 1 feasibility studies which were conducted and the 4 projects going on to trial their methodologies in addition to an overview of the innovation being developed by the 24 Stream 2 projects.