Regulation 9 Air source heat pumps

After regulation 8 insert—

“Eligible installations generating heat using air source heat pumps

8A.

This regulation applies if the plant complies with all of the following requirements—

(a)

it is an air source heat pump;

(b)

in the case of a plant with an installation capacity of 45kWth or less, the plant meets the requirements in regulation 13;

(c)

it has a coefficient of performance of at least 2.9;

(d)

it has been designed and installed to operate with a seasonal performance factor of at least 2.5;

(e)

it is not designed to provide cooling; and

(f)

it is not designed to use heat in air which has been expelled—

(i)

from a building; or

(ii)

directly from a process which generates heat.”.