IFA Berlin 2024: Manufacturers rethinking how tech appliances can help cut your energy bills

With energy bills high on people's minds, manufacturers presented new ways to reduce consumption through technology at the IFA Berlin electronics show which is its 100th year.

Electrolux unveiled kitchen appliances that include smart tech.

"We have launched our biggest kitchen range ever, and it's a full-solution range for the home," says Anna Ohlsson-Leijon, the CEO for Business Area Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Electrolux/AEG.

"If I could point out one innovation that we're really proud of, it is the SaphirMatt. And this is a Red Dot Best of the Best Award winner," Ohlsson-Leijon says.

"It's the most energy-efficient kitchen we have ever launched. And it makes it possible for consumers to save up to 30 per cent of energy".

Midea, meanwhile, integrates all facets of energy-saving home appliances with the technology of EcoMaster.

"EcoMaster is a new and proprietary technology from Midea which incorporates AI and connectivity in order to save consumers 30% energy on average," says Kurt Jovais, Midea's International Product Management Director.

"It uses really advanced AI algorithms, and it combines it with millions of appliances and billions of data points in order to hone these algorithms to save energy without ever sacrificing performance," Jovais says.

Those data points include what's going on in and outside your home.

"It also uses connectivity to connect to external data like weather forecasts and ambient information, so that it can really get very, very specific on adjusting it specifically for your needs," says Jovais.

Better efficiency can mean a better bottom line on the home budget.

"Consumers want to save money. And one of the great things about EcoMaster, for example, is the fact that we're saving 30%