Aquarea air-to-water heat pumps - The peak of comfort, efficiency, and low energy costs
Aquarea is Panasonic’s range of innovative low-energy air-to-water heat pumps, designed to provide sustainable heating, cooling and domestic hot water in any environment, even when outdoor temperatures are extremely cold. An advanced low-energy system, Aquarea is far cleaner, safer, cheaper, and environmentally friendly than alternative heating and hot water systems using fossil fuels such as gas, oil, or other electric heating systems.
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What is a hybrid heating system?
A hybrid heating system is combination of a renewable technology (usually an air-to-water heat pump) and a traditional boiler.
The heat pump is installed outside your home where it can extract latent heat from the air (even at temperatures as low as -15°) and use it to heat water for your radiators and taps and showers. The air source heat pump has very low running costs and carbon emissions; aside from the small amount of electricity is needs to run, it uses 'free' energy from the air and produces 3 times as much energy as it uses. Although they can extract heat all year round, heat pumps are less effective when temperatures drop. That's when a traditional boiler is better equipped to provide the extra boost needed and heat your water quicker.
The hybrid system is managed by intelligent technology which can monitor the weather outside and assess which of the 2 systems will heat your home most efficiently based on your energy tariff. It will automatically switch to whichever system is the most energy efficient at the time without you needing to lift a finger.
Benefits of hybrid heating
There are 3 big benefits to a hybrid heating system:
- Reduced energy bills
- Lower carbon emissions
- Longer lasting and reliable heating system
- Potential to earn money through RHI payments.
Your hybrid system will use your heat pump rather than your boiler as long as it is efficient to do so. This means you'll be using your boiler less which means you'll need to spend less on expensive fossil fuels and your home's carbon emissions (which are produced whenever you burn oil or gas) will be reduced. And because the heat pump is taking the bulk of the strain and the boiler doesn't need to work as much, it should last far longer.
Finally, the heat pump element of a hybrid heating system should be eligible for the government's Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme; this means you'll earn money for every unit of energy your heat pump produces.
