Brands news from 2024
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- December 2024
Fox ESS issues version 4.2 of its UK and Ireland battery warranty policy
Fox ESS has published version 4.2 of its UK and Ireland battery warranty policy, dated 23 December 2024, covering its battery module range and setting out standard cover, free extensions and performance terms.
Dimplex launches EDL200 and EDL270 hot water heat pumps
Dimplex has launched the EDL200 and EDL270 hot water heat pumps, aimed at smaller electrically heated homes and offered as a lower carbon alternative to electric immersion heaters.
- November 2024
EDF and Ideal Heating launch £1,000 heat pump discount offer
EDF and Ideal Heating are offering £1,000 off Ideal air source heat pump systems to the first 100 eligible customers who sign up before 24 November 2024, with installed systems from £3,500 after the Boiler Upgrade Grant.
Sunsynk launches W-Series batteries for cold climates
Sunsynk has introduced W-Series home batteries rated IP65 and able to charge at minus 10°C and discharge at minus 20°C, aimed at households in cold climates.
Sunsynk announces the ALL-In One XLS all-in-one hybrid inverter and battery
Sunsynk has announced the ALL-In One XLS, a 6 kW hybrid inverter with a built-in 5.3 kWh lithium phosphate battery, twin MPPT, parallel capability and both AC and DC coupling.
Solis launches 8-15kW low-voltage three-phase hybrid inverter
Solis has launched the S6-EH3P(8-15)K02-NV-YD-L, a low-voltage three-phase hybrid inverter for homes and small commercial sites, quoting charge and discharge efficiencies above 94 per cent.
Aira unveils the Aira Indoor Unit Compact heat pump indoor unit
Aira has announced the Aira Indoor Unit Compact, a slim heat pump indoor unit measuring W40 x D25 x H72 cm, paired with a separate hot water cylinder of 150L to 300L.
Heat Pump Optimizer X launched in the UK with tado° X range
tado° has launched a heating curve optimisation function for its app, letting households adjust heat pump settings through the Heat Pump Optimizer X, which reached the UK in November.
Ideal Heating receives first Heat Pump Investment Accelerator award
Ideal Heating has become the first recipient of a Heat Pump Investment Accelerator award, receiving over £5 million as part of a wider government package on home heating and efficiency.
Residential firmware bundle 4.22.39 released
SolarEdge has published residential firmware bundle 4.22.39 for its UK home inverters, adding per-phase imbalance reporting, G100 monitoring features and country table updates.
tado° and Panasonic announced a strategic partnership and smart heat pump bundle
tado° and Panasonic have launched two smart features for AQUAREA heat pumps, one available now and one from November 2025, building on a partnership first announced in 2024.
- October 2024
Electric Heating Company partners with Mixergy to offer Mixergy X smart hot water cylinder
The Electric Heating Company will sell the Mixergy X smart hot water cylinder through its own website under a partnership announced by cylinder maker Mixergy on 30 October 2024.
Solis expands smart charge and discharge functionality to 14 European countries
Ginlong (Solis) Technologies has extended smart battery charge and discharge control, using day-ahead electricity prices, to customers in 14 European countries including the United Kingdom.
NIBE launches 'Take the Step' heat pump consumer education campaign
NIBE Energy Systems has launched a consumer education campaign called Take the Step, aimed at addressing common heat pump concerns in the UK and generating leads for its certified installers.
Grant UK to launch QR Smart Pre-Plumbed cylinders, controller kits, installation pack and internal volumiser
Grant UK will add four QR Smart Pre-Plumbed cylinders, heat pump controller kits, an installation pack and a 50ltr internal volumiser to its renewables range from October 2024, alongside the Aerona 290 heat pump launch.
Hoymiles launches LB-G2 battery series
Hoymiles has launched the LB-(5-12)S-G2 series of low-voltage stackable lithium iron phosphate batteries for residential and small commercial energy storage, with capacity up to 102.4 kWh.
Super Cylinder v3.0 guarantee updated
Newark Cylinders has updated the guarantee on its Super Cylinder v3.0 range to five years as standard and seven years for units installed by Heat Geek Verified and Elite installers.
Zehnder Charleston warranty set at 10 years for products purchased from this date
Zehnder Group UK has set a 10 year warranty on its Steel Multicolumn (Zehnder Charleston) radiators for products purchased from 1 October 2024, according to its published warranty terms.
- September 2024
Panasonic and tado° announce first integrated heat pump solution
Panasonic has announced its first integrated heat pump offering with tado°, bundling Aquarea air-to-water units with tado° room controls and the Balance energy management service for selected European markets from November.
Sungrow exhibits at Solar & Storage Live UK 2024 with first UK appearances of several products
Sungrow is exhibiting at Solar & Storage Live UK 2024 at the NEC Birmingham, giving UK first appearances to its micro-inverter family, iHomeManager, PowerTitan 2.0 and PowerStack 200CS.
Panasonic launches Aquarea Service+ maintenance package in the UK
Panasonic has launched Aquarea Service+, a paid maintenance and monitoring package for UK homes with its heat pumps, offered in three tiers and already running in five other markets.
Grant UK announces fifth generation Aerona 290 heat pump
Grant UK has announced the Aerona 290, its fifth generation air source heat pump, using R290 refrigerant and open for orders from October 2024, with larger outputs following in early 2025.
Dimplex launches Alta Wi-Fi panel heater range
Dimplex has launched the Alta Wi-Fi panel heater, a slimline wall mounted electric heater that replaces its Monterey, Girona and Saletto ranges, with app control and two height options.
tado° X range comes to the UK with Daikin and Panasonic heat pump compatibility
tado° has said its X range of smart thermostats, radiator thermostats and heat pump controls will go on sale in the UK in November, with Daikin and Panasonic heat pump compatibility.
Residential firmware bundle 4.21.23 released
SolarEdge has published residential firmware bundle 4.21.23, adding multi-inverter backup support, IEC63027:2023 arc-fault compliance for low-power single-phase inverters and support for up to three EV chargers per site.
- August 2024
Hypervolt unveils beta of Synergy app for solar and storage customers
Hypervolt has opened a beta of its Hypervolt App v6, called Synergy, which links its EV chargers with OVO and Octopus smart tariffs and with Enphase and Tesla home storage.
CMA secures commitments from Worcester Bosch over boiler claims
Worcester Bosch is changing the marketing around its products after the competition regulator secured commitments from the firm following an investigation into possible greenwashing.
Warranty period for Wattpilot devices changed for devices delivered from this date
Fronius has extended the standard warranty on its Wattpilot electric vehicle chargers to three years, with devices delivered before 1 August 2024 keeping the earlier two-year term.
- July 2024
Intertek Shanghai announced as an MCS product certification body
Intertek Shanghai becomes the tenth MCS product certification body and the second outside Europe, certifying solar panels and heat pumps for the UK market.
Mixergy announces Robert Heath as warranty service provider
Mixergy has named Robert Heath as a warranty service and maintenance provider for its smart hot water cylinders, with the firm joining its network of warranty partners in Autumn 2024.
Powervault P5 warranty applies to products sold from 16 July 2024
Powervault has published warranty terms for its P5 home battery covering units sold in the United Kingdom from 16 July 2024, with pro-rata battery replacement and a ten-day defect notification window.
Product safety report published for Joule ModulAir heat pump over fire risk
A government product safety report has identified a fire risk in the Joule ModulAir All E heat pump and named six affected models, with Joule contacting owners to arrange an upgrade.
Baxi heat pumps and services support 16 Passivhaus social homes in Dalbeattie
Baxi supplied air source heat pumps, cylinders, controls, training and site support for 16 Passivhaus social homes built for Loreburn Housing Association in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway.
Grant UK launches Aerona 290 heat pump range
Grant UK launched its fifth generation Aerona 290 air source heat pump in 2024, the first in its range to use R290 refrigerant instead of the more common R32.
- June 2024
SolarEdge unveiled the NextGen 3PH Solution at Intersolar 2024
SolarEdge has unveiled a next-generation three-phase solar inverter and dedicated home battery for the European residential market, with availability expected in the second half of 2025.
Freedom Heat Pumps and Baxi announce strategic partnership
Freedom Heat Pumps has chosen Baxi as a strategic distribution partner for its heat pump range, bringing together two businesses based less than two miles apart in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire.
UPP PV module warranty became effective
Maxeon has published a utility-scale PV module warranty with an effective date of June 1, 2024, covering Performance 6 and Performance 7 modules under terms of 12/30 and 15/30 years.
- May 2024
Warranty conditions for RI-ENERGYFLOW-MIDI inverters issued
Rayleigh Instruments has published warranty conditions for its RI-ENERGYFLOW-MIDI inverters, giving a five year repair or replace term where the unit was installed by an MCS certified installer.
Ideal Heating introduces HP290 heat pump
Ideal Heating has announced the HP290, its first domestic air source heat pump to use R290 refrigerant, claiming a seasonal coefficient of performance rating of over 500 per cent.
Pod Point launches Solo 3S home EV charger with solar integration
Pod Point has launched the Solo 3S home EV charger, adding solar charging modes that let drivers use excess solar power alone or topped up from the grid.
Andersen A3 home charger launched
Andersen launched its A3 home charger in May 2024 with a seven-year warranty, the longest the company says is available on any home charge point, covering the unit and ancillary parts.
- April 2024
New warranty registration system replaced old warranty form
Sunsynk has replaced its old warranty registration form with a new system, warning that registrations made on or before 24 April 2024 may not be searchable on it.
New extended warranty terms take effect for qualifying purchases
Luxpower has confirmed that extended warranty terms apply to end customers who buy and install its inverters together with its own brand batteries from 23 April 2024 onwards.
- March 2024
Ohme Home Pro eligibility changed to both commercial and residential
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles has reclassified Ohme's Home Pro chargepoint as eligible for both commercial and residential grants, opening it to household grant funding.
Toshiba Carrier UK launches DAISEIKAI 10 air conditioner in the UK
Toshiba Carrier UK has launched the DAISEIKAI 10 air conditioner in the UK, a unit built with 43% recycled plastic components and a suite of air purification and sensing features.
Installer update published for safety notice
Ideal Heating has published an installer update to its February safety notice, confirming a safety upgrade for boilers made between August 2022 and 7 January 2024.
Residential firmware bundle 4.20.32 released
SolarEdge has published residential firmware bundle 4.20.32, adding G100 compliance for its Home EV Charger in the UK, Home Network and Zigbee mixing, and faster Power Optimizer detection.
- February 2024
Kensa launches Shoebox NX Ground Source Heat Pump
Kensa has launched the Shoebox NX ground source heat pump, a British-made unit it says can decarbonise heating for 60 per cent of UK homes when used in shared ground loop networks.
Warranty document issued for RI-ENERGYFLOW inverters
Rayleigh Instruments has published warranty conditions for its RI-ENERGYFLOW-MINI and 3P series inverters, offering a 10 year repair or replace term to end users from the date of purchase.
Ideal Heating confirms safety upgrade rollout from end of February
Ideal Heating has confirmed it will begin rolling out a safety upgrade to boilers built between August 2022 and 7 January 2024 from the end of February 2024, and advises owners to repressurise to 1.5 bar.
NIBE introduces S1156 and S1256 ground source heat pumps
NIBE has introduced the S1156 and S1256 ground source heat pumps, adding two new models to its UK range of low-carbon heating equipment.
Ideal Heating issues customer safety notice on boiler fault
Ideal Heating has issued a safety notice covering boilers built between August 2022 and 7 January 2024, with an engineer-installed safety device for affected models.
- January 2024
Grant UK launches EvoLink Hybrid System Hub
Grant UK has made the EvoLink Hybrid System Hub available, a wall-mounted unit that combines an Aerona³ heat pump with an existing fossil fuel boiler in one heating system.
Hypervolt releases app version 5.1 with PDF report downloads and troubleshooting guide
Hypervolt has begun rolling out version 5.1 of its charger app, adding direct PDF downloads of consumption reports and an in-app troubleshooting guide for connection problems.
Nesta Impact Investments invests £2 million in heat pump provider Aira
Nesta Impact Investments has put £2 million into heat pump and clean energy service Aira, as part of the company's €145 million Series B financing round announced on 16 January 2024.
Rinnai announced a new product launch programme
Rinnai has set out a launch programme running through the first quarter of 2024, covering low-GWP heat pumps, electric water heaters, hot water cylinders and plate heat exchangers.
Grant UK launches the Aerona Smart Controller
Grant UK has launched the Aerona Smart Controller, a weather compensated controller for its Aerona³ heat pump range that adds remote monitoring, app access and per-zone heating curve configuration.
Boiler manufacturers raise wholesale prices ahead of Clean Heat Market Mechanism
Five boiler manufacturers raised wholesale prices by £95 to £120 in January 2024 in response to the proposed Clean Heat Market Mechanism, then returned the money after the scheme was delayed.
Daikin Multi+ system launched in the UK
Daikin's Multi+ system, which provides heating, cooling and hot water from one outdoor unit, reached the UK in 2024 after being available in Europe, according to a Daikin case study.