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Switching to heat pumps with contracting

Optimal, high-quality systems for apartment buildings and office buildings

Goal: Accelerating the deployment of heat pump systems in existing multi-family homes and commercial buildings through energy services and integrated quality management tools

Topics: Buildings, Business models, Heating transition, Generating and distributing energy

Runtime: September 2025 to February 2029

Our task: Optimised heat pump systems

Converting the heat supply in buildings to renewable energies with heat pumps is an essential key to achieving the climate targets and realising the heat transition. Our task is to overcome hurdles and develop suitable structures, services and tools to support the acceleration of optimised heat pump systems.

Our approach: energy service models and tools

Development of energy service models with heat pump systems: Contracting models can overcome financial, structural and technical obstacles and enable the widespread use of heat pump systems. Transparent models ensure fair conditions for all parties involved.
Development of tools for optimised heat pump systems: These tools should ensure an optimised design and installation of heat pump systems. This is done by taking into account building characteristics, the adaptation of existing heating components, legal requirements (e.g. noise) and system integration (e.g. photovoltaics, solar) as well as through continuous optimisation of operation.

Get involved now – we’re looking for pilot projects!

We are looking for examples of the transition from fossil fuel heating to heat pumps with heat supply contracting in blocks of flats. Please share your experiences from completed projects. You may also apply with new proposals. We will be supporting two to four projects until September 2027 and will present them as best-practice examples.

Please get in touch with us for further information: waermepumpe(at)dena.de

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HQHeatpumpServices project is co-funded by the LIFE programme under contract n. 101215611. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only 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.

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Katharina Förster
Team Leader, Networks and specialised public services