News item | 15-11-2023 | 15:14
Installers, manufacturers and the government have agreed today to work together on the performance assurance of (hybrid) heat pumps. This provides buyers of a heat pump with the certainty that a heat pump provides a certain heat supply and energy savings. This certainty makes purchasing a heat pump more attractive. The agreements are part of the previously announced plan to make a (hybrid) heat pump mandatory from 2026 for households in ground-level homes that can recoup the purchase within seven years.
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Part of the performance assurance is that a resident receives clear and thorough advice in advance about the suitability and possible performance of a (hybrid) heat pump for their own home and advice on how to best use it. Monitoring also provides a resident with insight into the functioning of the installation in practice and feedback/tips for optimizing use. This way, the resident can be sure that the performance of the heat pump corresponds to the advice. By monitoring consumption, the heat pump settings can be further optimized, making additional savings possible.
Roadmap to performance assurance
The performance assurance concerns the interplay between the (hybrid) heat pump and the delivery system (radiators, convectors, underfloor heating), taking into account the degree of insulation of the home and its use. The guarantee is therefore always home-specific. Performance assurance revolves around various factors about which installers, manufacturers and the government make agreements together in a so-called roadmap. Part of the roadmap its studies and pilots.
On this basis, agreements are made about how performance assurance can actually be introduced, including agreements about what steps will be taken if performance is not achieved. The aim is to be able to offer performance assurance from the start of the standardization of heating installations in 2026. The assurance is aimed at (hybrid) heat pumps in homes with an individual heating system.
Standardization from 2026
From 2026, stricter requirements will apply for the efficiency of heating systems, provided the home or building is suitable for this. The (hybrid) heat pump is becoming the standard for heating our homes, shops, schools and offices. The standard also stimulates innovation in the heat pump. Currently, the investment in a (hybrid) heat pump often pays for itself within seven years, followed by a structurally lower energy bill for the entire lifespan of the (hybrid) heat pump. With a hybrid heat pump, natural gas consumption for heating decreases by an average of 60% and CO2emissions by 25%. Because electricity will become greener in the coming years, CO will decrease2emissions even further.
Operation of the hybrid heat pump
A hybrid heat pump is a combination of a heat pump and a central heating boiler. Because the central heating boiler steps in on cold days, the hybrid heat pump is suitable for many homes, even for homes that are less well insulated. Better insulated homes are often also suitable for a fully electric heat pump, which does not use natural gas at all. Homes can also be heated sustainably with heating networks. Together, these solutions should make the heat consumption of the built environment more sustainable.
Participating parties
The performance assurance roadmap is a collaboration between installers, manufacturers, and the government. The installers include Techniek Nederland and the installers who are part of the TDI500 foundation. The manufacturers are represented by the NVI-GO and the Heat Pumps Association. In addition, the Distribution and Delivery Industry Association and TNO are participating, as are the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).