Panasonic’s Aquarea heat pump
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Panasonic has said it will integrate a range of home energy management solutions into its Aquarea air-to-water heat pumps for multi-home commercial and residential applications from November.
The company said its product will be equipped with the Balance smart thermostats and Heat Pump Optimizer X management system from Germany-based Tado.
“This new integrated solution is managed by a tailor-made, easy-to-use application to deliver maximum heating efficiency while optimizing home comfort,” Panasonic said in a statement. “The app allows users to improve their heat pump settings for greater efficiency, automatically adapting electricity consumption to periods when renewable energy is available, and at a low cost.”
According to Panasonic, the thermostats can identify the most cost-efficient times to automatically activate the heat pump.
“Reading the local weather forecast and running the heat pumps with solar panel energy if it is free, for households with their own PV system,” it says. “Use the weather forecast to identify the hottest part of the day to heat a hot water tank as the heat pump will work more efficiently.”
On its website, Tado describes that its Balance solution enables homeowners to realize savings of approximately 38%. As for the Heat Pump Optimizer
The Aquarea M series R290 heat pump is available in different versions with a nominal power of 3 kW to 30 kW respectively. It uses R290 as a refrigerant.
“The innovative Aquarea air-to-water heat pump and tado room control bundles will be launched this fall in select European markets and will be available through Panasonic Heating and Cooling Solutions sales channels,” Panasonic said.
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