This project aims to connect local communities in Oxford to local installers whilst removing frictions and costs from the current heat pump installation process. The project will work with local councils and finance providers to ensure heat pump access across the local community. […]
This project will utilise novel energy technology and retrofit packages using digital twin technology to appraise technical and commercial service models and ensure electric network capacity for a particular locality. The project aims to maximise local content by working closely with local communities and supply chains. […]
This project uses a holistic, place-based approach to heat pump deployment to establish local momentum and generate community interest for heat pumps, based on an “integrated stakeholder model”, bringing together several components of programme design and best-practice research. […]
This project aims to take a holistic and community-focused approach to heat pump deployment, based on a prosumer approach to energy generation (enabling consumers to both produce and consume their own energy) and engaging local communities to work collaboratively. […]
This project will deliver a digital solution to streamline heat pump pre-installation steps into one self serve remote survey, which will identify innovative heat pump solutions tailored to customer profiles. […]
This project aims to provide a scalable approach to heat pump financing and deployment via a Heat as a Service (HaaS) modelling solution, providing decarb pathways and financing models for households. […]
This project will reduce survey costs by supporting heat pump sizing, providing homes with a personal net zero smart heat pathway using AI tech integrated with smart meter & thermostat data. […]
This project will utilise the Energiesprong approach to develop optimum standardised whole house retrofit solutions for four of the most challenging and/or common non-traditional home archetypes across sites in West Kent. […]
This project aims to provide digital tools and monitoring to support optimal heat pump performance, reduce maintenance visits and simplify heating operation for residents in social housing. […]
This project will develop a tool to assess property suitability for a heat pump and allow consumers to request installation quotes from installers, who will be able to accurately quote without site surveys, whilst still complying with MCS standards. […]
Q-Bot’s simple and free-to-use app will help homeowners confidently match a heat pump to the thermal demand and other specific house needs. This can then be used by contractors to de-risk the installation process. […]
The Glow Heat Pump Community project will provide a data driven solution to reduce complexity and uncertainty for consumers whilst providing data, tools and resources for peer to peer installer support on decision making and upskilling. […]
The aim of this project is to develop a green homeowner loan to pave the way for mass adoption of green home improvements, by developing a fintech platform specifically designed to fund heat pumps and other green measures. […]
This holistic solution will monitor & understand the context of a heating system prior to heat pump installation, to ensure units are correctly selected and sized, and provides ongoing tools to allow landlords to remotely manage their heating system. […]
This modular mobile app & web platform will verify heat pump system outcomes and store heat pump settings for future maintenance, also providing a training resource for new heat pump engineers. […]
This project aims to redesign the residential heat pump assembly process and build a trial manufacturing assembly line, using state of the art analytical and physical tools to offer a systemic approach to optimised manufacturing. […]
THIS is an all-encompassing integrated software package and app for installers to streamline the survey, installation and commissioning processes required when installing a heat pump. […]
This project aims to combine electrically driven heat pumps with heat storing batteries to shift heat production from times of peak electrical demand on the grid, enabling consumers to charge heating systems during off-peak periods. […]
This project will allow Energiesprong to offer a seamless end to end comfort plan management service, which provides guaranteed heating outcomes for occupants in return for a fee which is no more than the total savings. […]
This project aims to deliver a data-driven digital platform that optimises the energy performance of heat pump systems, using AI software and sensing technologies, to enable automated control of heat pumps. […]
Project MESH aims to reduce heat pump installation complexity and deliver higher system efficiency throughout the year by exploiting aggregated thermal inertia in a novel system design and thermal storage solution. […]
This project aims to optimise heat pump specification, design and management by using smart meters, low cost sensors and innovative new techniques to measure on site building key performance parameters. […]
Ventive are designing a modular heat pump which will integrate with home sensors to assess the home and adapt the system performance, optimising operations for improvements in energy efficiency, energy storage and flexibility. […]
This project aims to create a software solution to deliver a cost-effective property retrofit options analysis and verification protocol, enabling the offer of a financially insurable performance guarantee to homeowners and landlords. […]
The right sizing heat pumps project aims to reduce capital, operational and grid infrastructure upgrade costs through developing a tool to assess heating requirements, properly size, and optimise heat pump performance. […]
Thermly is an online property-level analytics platform, empowering customers with property-specific data to identify suitable opportunities for heat pumps, connect them with the supply chain and assist in installation. […]
GenGame are creating a full package Home Energy Management System (HEMS), using household data to identify heat pump potential, and support the sizing and optimisation of heat pumps. […]
This project aims to utilise energy from greywater in a novel heat pump for retrofit in existing homes and new build properties, dramatically improving energy efficiency and cutting operational costs. […]
The Heat Pump Ready programme is funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero as part of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP). Research, collaboration and knowledge sharing is managed by the Carbon Trust with support from IPSOS and Technopolis.