Heat pump installations up by 45%

A quarter-of-a-million certified heat pumps have now been fitted in the UK, according to new figures from MCS (the Microgeneration Certification Scheme).

Uptake is gathering pace, says the quality mark for small-scale renewable energy installations. From January to July 2024, more than 30,000 certified heat pumps were fitted in homes and small businesses – 45% more than the same period in 2023.

Recent government figures show that Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) applications were up by 73% from January to June 2024 compared with the same period in 2023, with a total of 14,554 BUS applications submitted in the first six months of 2024.

In Scotland, the Home Energy Scotland (HES) Grant and Loan offers a similar incentive, with grants up to £7,500 for heat pump installations, and up to £9,000 for households that qualify for a rural uplift.

Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS, says: “Clearly, there is still some way to go in order to achieve the target of 600,000 annual heat pump installations by 2028, but with the BUS running until March of the same year, consumer demand looks set to continue rising.”