Open for applications: Heat Pump Ready Stream 2 – Wave 2

The Heat Pump Ready Stream 2 – Wave 2 competition was announced by the Government on Monday 23 October.  The competition is now open, and applications should be submitted online by 8 January 2024, 14:00 GMT.

The Heat Pump Ready Stream 2 – Wave 2 competition was announced by the Government on Monday 23 October.  The competition is now open, and applications should be submitted online by 8 January 2024, 14:00 GMT.

A total of up to £10m of grant funding is available through this wave of the Heat Pump Ready programme, to be allocated across four challenge categories. We welcome applications for technology, tools, business model, and process innovation projects that will: 

  1. Improve the ease of heat pump deployment in homes that are ‘complex to decarbonise’ by addressing physical, material, locational, technological, regulatory, or social challenges.   
  2. Develop innovative solutions to enable heat pumps to be deployed in ‘distress purchase’ situations when a new home heating system is required urgently.   
  3. Improve performance and/or reduce costs of domestic heat pumps with low-GWP refrigerants.  
  4. Reduce the lifetime costs, improve the overall lifetime performance of domestic heat pumps or improve the domestic consumer experience of using and living with a heat pump.   

Full competition guidance and application forms are available at  Apply for Heat Pump Ready Programme: Stream 2 – Wave 2 opportunities – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will be holding an online webinar offering guidance on how to apply for the Heat Pump Ready Stream 2 – Wave 2 competition on Thursday 9 November 2023 from 10:30 – 12:30 GMT.

Please note the deadline to register for this event is Wednesday 8 November at 16:00 GMT.