Planning for the Future

The smart way to heat our homes

Continuing his regular column, Neil Hope from NIBE Energy pumps with smart accessories and solar PV.

We often talk about low carbon homes which deliver smaller environmental footprints for consumers, and smart homes which deliver improved controllability and comfort. But now we must bring the smart low carbon homes!

It is not just your clients that will technologies - the environment and the wider economy will too. A multisolution approach delivers greater carbon savings, lower energy bills and enhanced energy security – three things that are important on the road to net zero. We know that we’re shifting away from fossil fuel boilers towards low carbon heat pumps, but it is not enough to simply install a new heating system; you will also need to understand what accessories complement it, how it interacts with the wider energy system, and which combinations are most suitable for your clients.

Great progress has been made towards decarbonising the National Grid, with renewable generation meeting over % of the UK’s total electricity generation in . However, there is still some way to go.

Combining PV with a heat pump means that consumers can power their heating system using free energy from the sun and reducing their carbon footprint. Solar PV can help to cover the electricity consumption of heat pumps, removing any worries the household may have around rising electricity prices. Better yet, they can also earn a revenue through the Smart Export Guarantee for supplying a surplus portion of electricity back to the National Grid. Solar-powered NIBE over household energy consumption via the NIBE Uplink technology, automatically adjusting the indoor climate for optimal comfort.

People are looking for smart ways to make life simpler, and advancements in technology mean that we can now help people to save time, energy and money through the use of smart home accessories that deliver comfort through connectivity. It’s all about making it simpler to be smart with our energy use, matching what people use with what they actually need.

Smart home technology grants households the freedom to continue their daily routines, whilst still reducing costs and carbon via their heat pump system. These smart home accessories can be easily mounted onto the wall and connected in a mesh network arrangement, communicating with each other and a heat pump to create a simpler but more advanced home. Automatically adjusting the temperature, humidity and CO levels for high comfort and low energy consumption, the smart technology becomes a natural part of the connected home.

Neil Hope

Head of installer development at NIBE

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