Passivsystems

the passiv smart thermostat is the first smart thermostat designed specifically for controlling heat pumps and is the result of over 10 years of r&d in low-carbon heating. by making heat pumps simple and affordable, the passiv smart thermostat can play a big role in accelerating heat pump adoption, helping to achieve the government’s ambitious target of 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028. the passiv smart thermostat can reduce a heating bill by 30% - the energy saving trust verified that it increases a cop by 17% and it can optimise to time-of-use tariffs and solar pv too. by learning how a home heats up and cools down and optimising a heat pump to local weather forecasts, it makes keeping comfortable simple (while also removing the need for an installer to set a weather compensation curve). in 2023, passiv launched greener grid payments – the uk’s first automated demand side response service for home heating that pays homeowners up to £100 a year for using their heat pu