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Heat Pump Ready Programme: Stream 1 opportunities (closed to applications)

This programme supports the deployment of heat pumps through the development and trial of innovative solutions and methodologies for the optimised deployment of domestic heat pumps, at high-density, in the UK.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 22 December 2021
• Last updated: 18 February 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Stream 1: guidance on how to apply

PDF, 1.83 MB, 32 pages

Stream 1: Responses to competition questions (updated 18 February 2022)

PDF, 278 KB, 30 pages

Details

The Heat Pump Ready Programme, Stream 1, Solutions for High-Density Heat Pump Deployment Competition, aims to design and demonstrate innovative, optimised solutions and methodologies which deliver more cost-effective and high-density deployment of domestic heat pumps.

Through the high-density deployment of heat pumps, BEIS aims to increase innovation and learning about the implications across:

• the local energy network
• the supply chains
• the approaches used to engage with consumers

Stream 1 projects’ innovative methodologies should provide:

• an improved consumer journey: a complete, ‘hassle free’ journey for the consumer
• a cost reduction for consumers: through the coordinated provision of heat pump deployment to a high-density of buildings in a single area
• an opportunity to understand the network impacts of high-density heat pump deployment: through the engagement with Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) in parallel to the high-density deployment and opportunity to provide flexibility using multiple heat pump installations in a given area

Funding

Funding was awarded using the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) approach. This process enables the development of innovative products and services in response to specific challenges faced by government departments and public-sector bodies.

Successful business partners receive finance to develop their innovative ideas, generating new business opportunities and routes to market.

The competition and the SBRI approach was not limited to small and medium sized organisations.

Applications

This competition closed to applications in February 2022.

Published 22 December 2021
Last updated 18 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 18 February 2022

   Stream 1 Questions with responses updated.

2. 11 February 2022

   Stream 1 Questions with responses updated. Added Project cost breakdown form for Stream 1.

3. 4 February 2022

   Stream 1 Questions with responses updated.

4. 28 January 2022

   Guidance on how to apply added, and the questions with responses updated.

5. 21 January 2022

   Responses to competition questions added.

6. 22 December 2021

   First published.