We are still over a month away from introducing new rules related to the financing of heat pumps under the Clean Air 2024 program. From April 1 this year. new requirements for heat pumps apply. If producers do not meet them, their products will not be included in the Customer Service List, which determines which renewable energy sources can be co-financed from April 1 this year.
- According to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, heat pump tests conducted and presented by the manufacturer or distributor are to fully confirm the parameters indicated in the energy label and product card and the fulfillment of PPCP requirements.
- Only heat pumps included in the list of green devices and materials (ZUM), which is available on the website https://lista-zum.ios.edu.pl/, will be eligible as an eligible cost under the Clean Air program.
- All heat pumps currently on the UTI list will require supplementing the documentation with a report from the above-mentioned. research (the report may be prepared in a language other than Polish, provided that an abbreviated version of this report in Polish must also be provided) by April 1 this year.
- The waiting time in accredited laboratories is up to 8 months – notes Łukasz Oleksiak, operational director for heat pumps at Polenergia Fotowoltaika. – Many honest producers who are sure of the parameters of their devices, because they have been confirmed by their own laboratories, may be excluded from the “Clean Air” program. This results in huge financial losses. We expect great resistance from the industry and many complaints to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the Ministry of the Environment.
Only heat pumps whose technical parameters have been confirmed by tests carried out in independent accredited laboratories located in the EU or EFTA will be eligible for funding under the Priority Program “Clean Air” (PPCP). The test result should be consistent with the data in the product card and energy label of a given device.
From April 1, 2024, only heat pumps whose technical parameters have been confirmed by tests carried out in independent, accredited laboratories located in the European Union or EFTA will be eligible for funding under the Clean Air program. The test results should be consistent with the data in the product data sheet and energy label of the given device. So far, the manufacturer only had to provide technical documentation with device parameters, certified by itself – says Łukasz Oleksiak, operational director for heat pumps at Polenergia Fotowoltaika.
Additional tests of heat pumps to be subsidized by Clean Air 2024
According to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, heat pump tests conducted and presented by the manufacturer or distributor are to fully confirm the parameters indicated in the energy label and product card and the fulfillment of PPCP requirements.
Only heat pumps included in the list of green devices and materials (ZUM), which is available on the website https://lista-zum.ios.edu.pl/, will be eligible as an eligible cost under the Clean Air program.
All heat pumps currently on the UTI list will require supplementing the documentation with a report from the above-mentioned. research (the report may be prepared in a language other than Polish, provided that an abbreviated version of this report in Polish must also be provided).
During the transitional period (until April 1, 2024), the Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute (IOŚ-PIB), maintaining a list of consumer pollution at the request of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, based on the above-mentioned reports provided by producers/distributors. tests, will verify compliance with the new PPCP requirements by heat pumps included in the Utilities List.
After the end of the transitional period, only heat pumps that meet the PPCP requirements, confirmed by the tests indicated above and which have passed positive verification, will remain on the Customer Service List.
If a larger number of heat pumps from one type of series are submitted for inclusion on the UTI list, it will be possible to present tests for the series of types, with:
- if one type series includes no more than 5 subtypes, it is allowed to present a report with the above-mentioned tests for at least one heat pump from this series,
- in the case of a series of types consisting of more than 5 subtypes of devices, at least 1 device test report must be provided for every 5 subtypes,
- heat pump models are considered to belong to one subtype in a given series if they meet all of the following conditions.
– The planned changes are certainly a step in the right direction, which will standardize the requirements for heat pumps. Tests in independent laboratories guarantee that the parameters recorded in the technical documentation of the devices are true. Until now, technical data had been certified only by manufacturers, which could have opened the door to unfair practices – emphasizes Łukasz Oleksiak, operational director for heat pumps at Polenergia Fotowoltaika.
Problems with carrying out the required tests of heat pumps in accredited laboratories
As producers and distributors emphasize, their biggest problem and challenge is meeting the requirements related to obtaining accreditation in laboratories.
Meeting these requirements is an indispensable condition for the heat pump to be entered on the Utilities List and, therefore, for its purchase and installation to be subject to co-financing from the Clean Air 2024 program from April 1 this year.
What is surprising, however, is the very high pace of changes being introduced. Many producers who do not currently have appropriate certificates may not be able to obtain them in time. The waiting time in accredited laboratories is up to 8 months – notes Łukasz Oleksiak, operational director for heat pumps at Polenergia Fotowoltaika. – Many honest producers who are sure of the parameters of their devices, because they have been confirmed by their own laboratories, may be excluded from the “Clean Air” program. This results in huge financial losses. We expect great resistance from the industry and many complaints to the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the Ministry of the Environment.
According to an expert from Polenergia, such changes should be introduced with at least a one-year transition period, which would give all companies a chance to adapt to the requirements of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. Let us remember that these companies have invested very large funds based on the current requirements of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
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