Heat Pumping Technology TCP
Application to join: Ireland
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
19th May 2023
Dr Niamh O’Sullivan, Decarbonised Heat Team&Louise Campion, Programme Manager – International Energy ResearchWe work with Government, homeowners, businessand communities to create a cleaner energy future2

The Role of SEAI
• We are at the heart ofdelivering Ireland's energyrevolution• We are driving thereplacement of fossil fuelusage in all sectors andacross society

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SEAI is the contracting party for Ireland’s engagement in IEA TCPs
TCP​

Number of Tasks​Bioenergy​

6​Energy in Buildings and Communities​

5​

Energy Technology Systems Analysis Programme ETSAP

1​Hybrid and Electric Vehicles​

2

International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)

2​

Ocean Energy Systems​

5

User Centred Energy Systems (USERS)

3​

Wind​

17

District Heating and Cooling

TBC

Heat Pumping Technologies

TBC (application in process)Hydrogen

TBC (application in process)www.seai.ie

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information
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TCPtask/annex
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Annual call for expert appointments to IEA TCPs
•SEAI coordinates Ireland’s participation in IEA TCPs through an annual,competitive appointment call•

Applications are qualitatively assessed by TCP NCPs based on:•••••Alignment of the Task/Annex with Ireland’s national energy & climate
priorities and goals (30%)
Relevance to the Participants organisations’ strategy and to the areaof research of the proposed Participants (30%)
Relevant experience of the proposed Participants (30%)
Quality and adequacy of contribution and dissemination plans (10%)

Next call for appointments to tasks/annexes will be launched in autumn
2023

www.seai.ieIreland’s share of renewable heat – Last place in Europe94%

Fossil fuels

24%

Of GHG emissions from heat6

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EU Context

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Irish Context

Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2023 – Heat Pump Related Targets
CAP 23 Heat Pump related
Ambitions

2025

2030

Heat Pump Installation

45,000 existing dwellings
170,000 new

400,000 existing
280,000 new

Eliminating fossil fuel heating“To end new gas connections or the installation of new fossil heating systems in new or refurbished buildings. Where heating
systems are being upgraded, this should be to non-fossil fuel systems “2050

Switch all buildings to heat pumps or district heating by 2050

Supply Chain Development
SkillsCommercial and Public Sector
Technology and Innovation
Electricity Grid Capacity andmanufacturing

Industry

www.seai.ie“We will continue to drive the development of the supply chain to support the achievement of our heat pump targets so that
this technology will become the default solution for householders outside of a district heating network in choosing a newheating system in the coming years”“Ongoing efforts to scale up and upskill our workforce to meet our climate ambitions for the built environment will require
skills in areas such as retrofit, heat pumps, district heating, and solar PV”“Technologies such as heat pumps in the residential sector are also suitable for commercial buildings”“Technological innovation will be required across a wide range of areas, including in the ongoing development of heat pumptechnology”“Investment in our electricity grid capacity and generation will further facilitate up to 3.5 TWh of new industrial heat pumps
to provide for the decarbonising of manufacturing processes.”“Government support is required to reduce high upfront investment costs and improve access to low carbon technologies.
These technologies include commercial heat-pumps”“Low and medium temperature heating can be provided through high efficiency heat pumps powered by renewables.”Heat Pumping Technology – where SEAI currently operates

Policy Support
Delivering key Climate
Action Plan targets andidentifying opportunities
to accelerate
deployment of heatpumps in Ireland

Research,Innovation andTechnology
Development
Investing in innovative
energy development
and demonstration
projects to accelerate
and inform.

Leadingdemonstration
projects andstandards
Primary grant giving
body anddecarbonisation partner
for residents, public
sector and businesses,Collaboration
and Networks
Representing andconnecting key
international andnational stakeholders

Support and collaboration
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Heat
decarbonisation– nationalapproach
Integrated approach todeployment of heatpumps from a national
perspective, buildingon the National HeatStudySEAI National Heat Study 2022

Significant move towards Heat Pumping Technology and District Heating10

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SEAI National Heat Study 2022•

Ireland has abundant potential for renewables that
could be used to electrify heat.

•District heating and heat pumps play a significant rolein all modelled scenarios.

•Proven technology elsewhere-ready to go•

Efficient district heating could meet around 50% of heat
demand.

•Heat pumping technology will play a key role
– ASHP– GSHP (Significant potential of geothermal energy toprovide baseload heat identified)AIM:“Further the ambition and utilise international co-operation to utilise experience and best practise”

11Policy landscape• Net-zero energy system by 2050 & a 51% in GHG
emissions from 2018 levels by 2030••••

RES-H : 30% renewable heat by 2030
600k heat pumps (retrofit is the challenge)
10% district heating by 2030 (2.7TWh)
By 2050 – HP/ DH primarily.

“Greening the grid”• Increase in offshore renewable energy to 7GW by2030• Gross theoretical potential of more than 700 GW ofoffshore renewable energy in Irish maritime area
• Electrification of heat and district heating utilising
renewable/ recovered heat the pathway

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Research landscape
Title

Institution

Funding

Year

MacAirh: Monitoring and Comparing of Air Source Heat pumps

UCD€663,681

2021

ShallowTHERM

GeoServ€61,584

2019

Exploration of Air Source Heat Pumps for Ireland's Residential HeatingNeeds

UCD€70,290

2018

Exergyn Heat Pump

Exergyn€126,940

2018

FactHP - In Use Factors for Heat Pumps and other energy technologies
in Residential Buildings

LIT€77,637

2018

DesignForlU: Comparison of certified versus operational performance ofenergy efficient technologies

CIT€66,218

2018

Methods for improved collector design & completion - Irish Ground
Thermal Properties

GeoServ€49,751

2018

Encouraging heat pump installations in Ireland

SEAInZEB_101

UCD

Decarbonising heat through electricity: costs, benefits and trade-offs for
the Irish power system.

ESRIHEAT CHECK (Heating and Temperature Characteristics in Irish
www.seai.ieBuildings)

NUIG

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2020
€321,011

2018
2022

€345,9752020

High temperature Industrial Applications

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Supports for businesses to invest in energy efficiency and renewable
heating.

Hotel supported by SEAI to retrofit
and decarbonize its heat
Ground source heat pump
Advanced heat recovery technology• Energy use decreased by 78%• Carbon footprint decreased by 82%• Building Energy Rating improved E1 – A3

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EXEED Process – Energy Efficiency
and Excellence in Design•Provides support to over 200 companies —equating to a total committed support of €15.6
million.
•190GWh in primary energy savings, 34.7
ktCO2 savings and €8.5 million in annual costsavings.
•The programme has engaged with a variety ofsectors including pharmaceuticals, food anddrink, retail, hospitality, agriculture,mining/quarrying and manufacturing

SSRH – Support Scheme for
Renewable Heat >€500, 000 for HP
projects•40% of costs to install•Includes support for heat pumps utilisingwaste heat sources, high temperatureapplications, and opening support to the wider
application of heat pumps in buildings anddistrict heating schemes;•Support for additional upgrade measures inbuildings to facilitate the installation of heatpumps.

Public sector supports

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District Heating Example using Waste Heat
• 1st in Ireland utilising waste heat
• Waste heat from the local Amazon data centre will be
upgraded by a 3MW heat pump
• Heat supplied to 32,500 sq m of new and existing
Council buildings, library and the university campus.
• Next phase – residential customers• 1500tonnes equivalent CO2 saved per annum

Funded by the European Union's NWE InterregHeatNet programme/ climate action fund/south Dublin county council
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www.seai.ieTasks of interest to Ireland in Heat Pumping TCP
Annex 58
Annex 60

High-Temperature Heat Pumps
Retrofitting Heat Pump Systems in Large Non-domestic
Buildings

SEAI National Annual Energy Research Call
Research andTechnology

Data andInsights

Public Sector

Kick off/ mid project review/project close out

Transport

Business

Results dissemination

Competitive call from across the renewable energy spherec. €19m per annum
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Retrofit

SEAI uniquely
positioned tofacilitate
collaboration anddissemination ofresearch
activities toinform andaccelerate theenergy transition

Heat pumping technologies willplay a significant role in the
decarbonisation of heat across all
sectors in Ireland, and access toleading, transdisciplinary
research will uniquely place us toleap ahead from heat laggards toheat champions

Thank you for your attention.
Questions.