Paper No 365 – Innovative technologies and tools to increase deployment of domestic heat pumps in the UK – 14th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Chicago, USA
The UK Government’s Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has undertaken a 3-year innovation programme titled ‘Heat Pump Ready’ (HPR) as part of its £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. Heat Pump Ready is split into three complementary work streams. This paper focuses on stream 2 of the up to £60m programme which aims to support the development of innovative tools and technologies addressing barriers to domestic heat pump deployment across five thematic areas of: increasing the performance of domestic heat pumps whilst reducing their cost; 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 for heat pumps. This paper will provide an insight into the high-potential, innovative technologies and tools being developed under the programme across the thematic areas and their potential impact in supporting the deployment of heat pumps across the UK and in countries with similar climates and housing archetypes.