Paper No 364 – Methodologies for high-density domestic heat pump deployment in the UK – 14th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Chicago, USA
The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has embarked on a 3-year innovation programme, ‘Heat Pump Ready’, part of its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. This paper considers one of the programme’s objectives to drive forward methodologies which support the high-density deployment of domestic heat pumps across urban and rural areas. Projects delivering against this objective have conducted feasibility studies which 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 to installers and consumers. Emphasis is being placed on providing a cost-effective installation and on-going support package to consumers. The key findings from these feasibility studies, carried out by project teams across Great Britain, are presented in this paper alongside proposals for the trial of these methodologies in order to achieve high-density heat pump deployment within the project’s specific locations.