Rolling out heat pumps is central to the clean-energy transition and to achieving carbon neutrality in line with the goals set in the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan.
The Platform is designed to bring together key players to collaborate, share ideas, experiences and best practices to promote sustainable heating solutions.
Objectives
To identify barriers to the deployment of heat pumps across the EU, and suggest targeted policy measures to address them, the Heat Pump Accelerator Platform will
- bring together heat pump people from across the EU to work together and accelerate heat pump deployment
- create a network dedicated to sustainable heating solutions
- track policies that impact heat pump deployment, especially at national level
- align strategies on energy, industry, research, and education so they all support heat pump deployment
- tackle barriers through the expertise of platform members to identify and solve them
Meetings and events
Over the period 2024-2027 the Platform will organise 9 structured meetings offering opportunities for insight sharing, contribute to strategy and shape the Platform’s goals. These meetings will be held in Brussels in a hybrid format, allowing members the flexibility to attend either online or in person. 1 meeting in person per year is, however, strongly recommended.
30 January 2025 - Heat Pump Accelerator Platform meeting
The launch of the Heat Pump Accelerator Platform marks an important step in accelerating the heat pump roll-out across the EU. The first meeting brought together more than 80 participants, both in person and online, including key industry stakeholders, policymakers, and experts related to financing, training and research.
A key focus was to establish a broad understanding of the priorities to address, ensuring that efforts are directed toward the most pressing challenges, such as reducing costs, increasing consumer awareness, and improving integration within the wider energy system. With sales having dropped nearly 50% in the first half of last year, this initiative comes at a crucial moment to support the needed uptake of heat pumps.
The participants welcomed the renewed focus, emphasising the need for continued collaboration and policy support to ensure heat pumps play a central role in Europe's green transition. The discussions underscored the urgency of aligning national policies with the EU's broader decarbonisation goals, signalling the need for a stronger market uptake in the coming months.
14 November 2024 - Info session
EHPA organised a web streamed info session explaining what the Heat Pump Accelerator Platform is about and how stakeholders can take part and contribute to its implementation. See also the presentation used at the event.
Platform members
The Heat Pump Accelerator Platform is open to national and regional authorities, energy agencies, research institutes, civil society organisations, installers/contractors financial institutions, educational and training institutions, utilities companies, regulators and network operators.
Its 67 members will be central to tracking market data, assessing policies, and pinpointing training and research and innovation needs. They will also support the development of a roadmap that enhances heat pump efficiency and sustainability.
Call for expression of interest
The first call for expression of interest ended in December 2024. Interested parties can still apply using the dedicated form, but applications received as of 2025 will be kept on the reserve list.
Background
The initiative is co-organised by the European Heat Pump Association, the Belgian research organisation VITO, and the German research institute Fraunhofer ISE for the European Commission.