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Klaus Nagl and the home of the future

[Press release] Regensburg. Klaus Nagl, physicist, inventor, and founder of Consolinno Energy and SmartQ Energy Solutions, has transformed his home into a living laboratory for sustainable energy management. Using innovative technologies, he demonstrates how the homes of the future can already be designed today to be efficient, self-sufficient, and cost-effective.

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A home as a testing ground for innovations

In his own home, Nagl combines state-of-the-art energy systems such as heat pumps, PVT collectors, and storage systems into an intelligent overall concept. At the heart of this is the Home Energy Management System (HEMS), which has been expanded with the newly developed source manager. This feature controls various heat sources—from geothermal energy to PVT modules to ice storage—so efficiently that the heat pump's efficiency has been improved by 15%.

The source manager will be available in the future as an add-on for households with multiple heat sources and storage systems. The goal is to optimize the use of energy sources and bring households one step closer to self-sufficiency.

Leaflet HEMS: Efficiency and grid stability

The Leaflet HEMS is the heart of Nagl's home energy management system. Through the intelligent control of solar energy, heat pumps, and battery storage, it not only saves costs but also supports grid stability. It takes advantage of favorable electricity exchange prices through dynamic tariffs and reduces the load on the grid.

"Our solution goes beyond mere cost reductions," explains Nagl. "We actively contribute to grid stability by dynamically adjusting both energy consumption and feed-in to the grid."

Over 20 years, households can save up to 16 tons of CO₂ emissions and €11,020. The system also impresses with its low ecological footprint—the global warming potential (GWP) is only 32.4 kilograms of CO₂ equivalent for the entire life cycle.

FlexA and the source manager: Perfect coordination

The combination of the FlexA system and the source manager maximizes efficiency: while FlexA creates precise schedules for energy systems, the source manager optimally controls the heating and cooling sources. Surplus energy can be temporarily stored, allowing the sources to regenerate and making operation even more sustainable.

"The system automatically recognizes which source can be used most efficiently and when—whether for heating in winter or cooling in summer," says Nagl. This flexibility enables households to become more independent from the power grid while making optimal use of energy sources.

Outlook: The future of energy management

Klaus Nagl's home shows how innovative technologies can revolutionize energy management. With solutions such as Leaflet HEMS and FlexA, Consolinno Energy offers households and businesses sustainability, cost efficiency, and independence with minimal effort.

Klaus Nagl is already living this future today – and demonstrating how the potential of energy-efficient solutions can be fully exploited in practice .