UK: Daikin UK plans to integrate Altherma heat pumps with Hive, one of the UK’s leading smart thermostat providers.
Described as the first step in a long-term collaboration to facilitate net zero, Daikin claims the move will make heat pumps easier to understand.
The partnership will integrate Daikin Altherma 3 heat pumps with Hive energy management technology, giving customers greater visibility and control over their heating systems. This includes allowing homeowners to personalize heating schedules, track spending, and set budgets, while also allowing heat pumps to be used when electricity is cheap and environmentally friendly due to low demand on the grid. This includes optimizing.
Customers can control heat pump usage through the Hive app. The Hive app is a whole-home smart hub for connectivity across heating, lighting, batteries, and electric vehicle chargers.
The companies plan to pilot the integration later this year and broadly roll out the product offering once testing is complete.
“Combining a smart controller like Hive with a low-carbon heat pump not only gives users more control, but also allows them to achieve optimal temperatures and save even more money at the same time,” Daikin said. says the UK Residential New Business Director. .
“This collaboration has the potential to help tens of thousands of people decarbonise their home heating, reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change,” he added.
In addition to helping customers optimize the use of heat pumps and make them more affordable, Hive and British Gas will soon be working to reduce running costs and encourage heat pump installations across the UK. We are planning to start a heat pump pricing system.