A collaboration has been announced between Stiebel Eltron UK and Solarwatt UK & Ireland with the aim of offering a holistic approach to the implementation of renewable technologies across dwellings, maximising energy efficiency, cost savings, and delivering sustainable homes across the UK. Combining Stiebel Eltron’s heat pump systems with Solarwatt’s solar panel technology, battery storage solutions, and Manager flex energy management system, the two companies will create a single renewable energy package.
“The combination will revolutionise the adoption of sustainable technologies across the country’s homes by providing a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for renewable energy,” says Mark McManus, MD of Stiebel Eltron. “Combining Solarwatt’s revolutionary solar technology with our heat pumps is a unique proposition to the UK market, offering an innovative, end-to-end energy solution which will power Britain’s homes.
At the heart of the collaboration is Stibel Eltron’s EM Trend and Solarwatt’s advanced Manager flex, with both components optimising the system and supporting energy storage. The two technologies will integrate the heat pumps and solar panels to respond to changing weather conditions on a day-to-day basis. The EM Trend provides optimised use of solar power to operate heat pumps and delivers efficient use of real energy surplus from the PV system. Meanwhile, the EM Trend will work alongside the Manager flex to look ahead at weather forecasts and will apply dynamic adjustments in real time. For example, where cold weather is predicted the EM Trend will store more heat in the buffer and hot water tanks to maximise efficiency and response times, helping to lower heating and hot water preparation costs by using solar power to do this.
As well as offering an all-encompassing renewable energy product offering, the two companies have pledged to work collaboratively to expand each other’s customer base. Additionally, they will share best practices and expertise with each other via training programmes, so they are well placed to inform installers and consumers about what the package offers.
Pol Spronck, Solarwatt UK & Ireland MD, adds: “When it comes to heat pump technology, Stiebel Eltron is second to none. We’ve already had great success from our partnership with them in Germany, so our joint venture into the UK is a natural next step. “This partnership will connect state-of-the-art technologies to bring forward an all- encompassing, holistic approach to implementing renewable energy and represents the future for delivering sustainable homes across the country.”
