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Panasonic heat pump and Tado control solution

GERMANY: Panasonic has announced the imminent launch of an integrated heat pump and controls solution, the first result of its recently announced collaboration with German controls manufacturer Tado. 

The joint offering will see Tado manage its Heat Pump Optimizer X with the energy management service Balance to work seamlessly with Panasonic’s Aquarea heat pump technology. 

This new integrated solution is said to be managed by a tailored user-friendly application to deliver maximum heating efficiency whilst optimising comfort in the home. The app enables users to enhance their heat pump settings for greater efficiency, automatically adjusting electricity usage to periods of time when renewable energy is available and at low cost.

This means Aquarea heat pumps will deliver heat based on the demand in each room, managed by Tado smart thermostats with Balance’s energy management software. 

Balance can determine the most cost-efficient times for households with dynamic tariffs by identifying the least expensive times of the day to heat the home. It also uses the weather forecast to identify the warmest part of the day, and hence the most efficient time, to heat a hot water tank.

For households with their own PV system, it uses local weather forecasts to optimise the use of solar energy with the heat pumps.

“Our partnership has significantly developed since March and has seen us making significant progress in our shared mission to help customers achieve unprecedented levels of energy efficiency and savings, whilst continuously optimising comfort for our customers,” said Hiroshi Komatsubara, CEO of Panasonic Heating Ventilation and Air conditioning Company in Europe.

The Aquarea air-to-water heat pump and Tado room control bundles, launch this autumn to selected European markets and will be available through Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions sales channels.

The results of the collaboration will be featured at Chillventa next month, with availability from November.

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