Heat pump grant
Switching from fossil fuels to commercial heat pumps will increase energy efficiency, save on heating costs and lower your carbon footprint.
About the grant
SEAI offer an installation grant of up to 40% for investment in:
- Air source heat pumps
- Ground source heat pumps
- Water source heat pumps
PLUS an additional 30% grant for related energy efficient measures (heat recovery, ventilation, building fabric etc).
Before you apply
Before you submit your application, you should read and understand this document:
Use the following design guides to help with your application:
Unsure if this is the grant for you?
Contact us to arrange a pre-application consultation at [email protected]
Applicants must be able to show:
- conversion from fossil fuels
- eligible heat use (space heating or process)
- compliance with eco-design standards
- heating system design according to building regulations and other relevant regulations
- qualified designers who are competent to carry out works
- that recipients of payments meet tax clearance requirements
- Carry out an energy audit
- Engage with an energy consultant/ sustainability manager. They can help you evaluate how suitable your businesses is for biomass, biogas or heat pumps. In many cases, energy consultants can also guide you through your application for our Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH)
- Find out the most suitable heating system for your business heating needs
- Check your compliance with the scheme's Terms and Conditions
- Refer to the tariff or grant scheme rules and guidelines
- Tariff scheme rules and guidelines
- Grant scheme rules and guidelines
- Refer to the application checklist
- Refer to guidance on submitting an online application
- Make sure your documentation is in order
Top Tips
- We recommend you work with an expert to help with your application.
- You can start your application online and save it as you go.
- Use our Guide to completing the online application to make sure you answer all questions correctly.
- Use the design guides to help with your application.
Investment aid by sector
| Community | 2 |
|---|---|
| Commercial | 2 |
| Horticultural | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 2 |
| Large scale residential | 1 |
| Document name and link | Description |
| Grant Scheme Operating Rules and Guidelines | This document sets out the Grant Scheme process, the eligibility criteria for participating in the Grant Scheme and the operating rules in respect of the Grant Scheme. |
| Design Report Guidance (Grant Scheme) | This document provides guidelines on the main topics to be included in the Design Report. |
| Sample Design Report | This document provides a sample design report for the Grant Scheme. |
| Nominated Authorised Contact | This document is required to include any additional persons the lead applicant would like to authorise to access, correspond with SEAI and provide information in relation to the project. |
| Guide to Completing Online Application | This document provides guidance on filling up the online application for Grant and Tariff Schemes. |
| SSRH Scheme Declarations | Each applicant must complete and deliver the SSRH Scheme Declarations in the form prescribed by SEAI at the application stage and during the payment cycle. The SSRH Scheme Declarations must be completed by and signed by the applicant or an authorised person of the applicant. |
| SSRH EPC (Shared-Savings) Contract Template | This is the energy performance contract template for shared savings contract for investment aid. |
| SSRH EPC (LESC) Contract Template | This is the energy performance contract template for an energy supply contract for investment aid. |
| Document name and link | Description |
| Commissioning Form Grant and Declaration | Please download and complete this Excel form as part of your application to the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat. |
| Completion Report Guidance (Grant Scheme) | This document provides guidance on the main topics to be included in the Completion Report and the Declaration of Completion by the Design Engineer. |
| Declaration of Completion Documentation Checklist (Grant Scheme) | This document provides a checklist, to be signed by the applicant, of the documentation provided by the Applicant at the Completion Stage. |
Scope Change Declaration
SSRH investment aid participants wishing to implement changes on site during installation are requested to submit a scope change using the form provided below.
UCC School of Pharmacy implements bivalent heat pump retrofit
UCC School of Pharmacy implements bivalent heat pump retrofit
This project involved the installation of electric air source heat pumps for space heating and extract air heat pumps for domestic hot water (DHW). These take advantage of the ongoing decarbonisation of Ireland’s electricity, backed up by gas boilers to operate during very cold conditions – referred to as a bivalent system. The project – from feasibility to commissioning – took 24 months. The project received capital funding from SEAI’s SSRH grant scheme.
This initiative is projected to deliver an 83% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2030, contributing to a 4% decrease in UCC’s total Scope 1 and 2 emissions.