Regulation 9 Requirements for heat pumpsI1

no part of the heat pump which generates heat, other than the ground loop in the case of a subsequent heat pump installation in relation to a shared ground loop system, was used before the plant was first commissioned,

it has a capacity of—

it meets the requirements set out in the standards for heat pumps approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(b) which are applicable when the plant is first commissioned,

if it is an air-to-water heat pump, or a ground source heat pump, it has a seasonal coefficient of performance of at least 2.8, determined in accordance with the standard approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 4(1)(c) which is applicable when the plant is first commissioned, and

it uses a compressor which is driven by electricity, F3...

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it provides heating—

it is capable of meeting the full space heating and hot water heating demands of that property, whether alone or in combination with supplementary appliances that are not biomass boilers,

it has sufficient kilowatt thermal capacity to meet the full space heating demand for the eligible property alone, whether or not it is installed alongside a supplementary appliance, and

it replaces the heat generating components of the original heating system installed in that property (where applicable), other than any supplementary appliance.

“ground loop”, in relation to a shared ground loop system, means the equipment which absorbs energy stored in the form of heat in the ground, including heat in water in the ground, or in surface water,

“shared ground loop system” means a system in which a ground loop provides heat energy through a hydraulic connection to two or more ground source heat pumps,

“subsequent heat pump installation”, in relation to a shared ground loop system, means the installation of a second or subsequent ground source heat pump as part of an existing shared ground loop system.

space heating,

heating a swimming pool, or

carrying out a process.