Heating Controls news from 2025
10 stories, newest first
- November 2025
Aqara announces availability of Radiator Thermostat W600 in Europe including the UK
Aqara has put its Radiator Thermostat W600 on sale in seven European markets including the UK, adding Thread and Zigbee connectivity to a smart radiator valve.
- October 2025
Google ends support for 1st and 2nd gen Nest Learning Thermostats
Google will stop software and security updates for first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats from 25 October 2025, ending remote control and app scheduling for owners of the earliest models.
Nesta publishes trial findings supporting automated flexibility in type-of-use heat pump tariffs
Nesta and OVO trial finds automated heat pump flexibility on a type-of-use tariff shifted 30 per cent of peak heating demand and could save owners up to £440 a year.
- September 2025
tado° and Panasonic launch AQUAREA Sync and Hydraulic Balancing heat pump features
tado° and Panasonic have launched AQUAREA Sync across Europe, with a certified hydraulic balancing feature to follow in November 2025 for Panasonic AQUAREA heat pump owners.
- June 2025
Managed start of RTS phase-out confirmed from 30 June
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has confirmed a managed and more controlled start to the radio teleswitch service phase-out from 30 June, with 314,935 RTS meters still in premises as of 30 May 2025.
- May 2025
Google announces it will stop launching new Nest thermostats in Europe
Google will stop launching new Nest thermostats in Europe and will end software and security updates for its first and second generation models from 25 October 2025.
Panasonic launches Aquarea Home app with expanded compatibility
Panasonic has launched the Aquarea Home app for Android and iOS, adding room-by-room control and weekly scheduling across its Aquarea room products and heat pumps.
- April 2025
Version 3 added smart thermostat scores
Ofgem has added scores for smart thermostat measures to Version 3 of the Great British Insulation Scheme scores matrix, the first time heating controls have carried scores under the scheme.
- January 2025
tado° launches heating curve optimisation feature
tado° has launched a heating curve optimisation function that lets owners of its Heat Pump Optimizer X set their heat pump's heating curve from the tado° app.
Heatmiser extends NeoStat range with NeoStat Touch and NeoStat Pro
Heatmiser has added two smart thermostats, the NeoStat Touch and NeoStat Pro, to its NeoStat range, both controlled through the neoHub and neoApp ecosystem.