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Heat Pump Ready Programme: successful projects

DESNZ·notice·medium·12 Mar 2026·204 words·source

Summary

DESNZ has published details of successful projects under the Heat Pump Ready Programme, which supports innovative solutions for high-density heat pump deployment, technology development, and knowledge sharing. The programme is part of the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and includes three streams covering deployment optimisation, technology barriers, and learning transfer.

Why it matters

This programme could help address grid capacity constraints from mass heat pump adoption by developing optimised deployment methodologies and supporting technologies that reduce network stress during the heating transition.

Key facts

  • Part of £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio
  • Three streams: high-density deployment, tools/technology development, and trial support
  • Focuses on domestic heat pump deployment optimisation

Areas affected

heat pumpsdistributionconsumersenergy efficiency

Related programmes

Net ZeroClean Power 2030

Publisher description

Projects awarded under Stream 1, Stream 2 and Stream 3 of the Heat Pump Ready Programme, part of the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

Full extracted text
The Heat Pump Ready Programme supports the development of innovative solutions across the heat pump sector. Heat pumps are a key solution for decarbonising homes and will be critical for meeting the UK’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. Stream 1, solutions for high-density heat pump deployment, will support the development and trial of solutions and methodologies for the optimised deployment of domestic heat pumps at high-density. Stream 2, developing tools and technology, will support the development of tools, technology and processes to overcome specific barriers to domestic heat pump deployment. Stream 3, trial support and learning, will provide support to ensure knowledge transfer and shared learning across the Heat Pump Ready Programme. This stream will provide support to the Stream 1 projects, joining-up Stream 2 technology and tools with their the Stream 1 projects where relevant and establishing working groups to collaborate on shared elements of deployment.

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Heat Pump Ready Programme: Stream 2 projects 
 


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Heat Pump Ready Programme: Stream 2 Wave 2 projects 
 


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Heat Pump Ready Programme: Stream 3 programme outputs 
 


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Heat Pump Ready Programme: Stream 3 videos 
 


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