High-Quality Heat Pump Services

The core objective of this project is to support and accelerate the use of heat pump systems in existing residential buildings with focus on multi-family residential buildings and commercial buildings through energy contracting services and integrated quality management tools to support optimized planning, installation, and monitoring of heat pump systems.

The project will support the implementation of heat pumps by:

• Developing heat supply contract models for heat pumps: Contract models can overcome financial, legal, and technical barriers, and enable large-scale deployment. Transparent models ensure fair conditions for all involved parties.
• High-quality heat pump installations through the use of special tools: These tools shall ensure optimized heat pump system design and installation in accordance with the building characteristics, the requirements of existing heating system components, regulatory requirements (e.g. noise) as well as optimization of operation.

Benefits for Key Target Groups using or implementing service contacting for heat pump systems:

1. Private and public building owners 

• Optimized and increased use of modern, efficient and renewable heat pump technologies
• Low investment costs and properly sized high quality installations
• Predictable costs

2. Contracting service providers 

• Adressing new customer groups
• Using innovation and advanced tools
• Risk minimization

3. Policymakers

• Contribution to achieving climate targets
• Accelerating the heat transition
• Relief for public budgets and subsidy programs

1. Analysis and development

• Analysis of current conditions and needs in all four countries (AT, DE, PT, LV) and involvement of stakeholders
• Optimization of existing and development of new legal and economic instruments for design, as well as technical tools for improved planning/installation and optimization during the utilization phase

2. Demonstrators

• Selection, implementation, and evaluation of demonstrators, including application and testing of tools and concepts
• Development of best practice guidelines and optimized models/tools based on the results of these demonstration projects

3. Dissemination

• International dissemination of concepts and instruments, provision of training, and establishment of national contact points to support stakeholders

Co-funded by the European Union. 

However, the views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.