Ep10 Heat Pumps: The UK's changing home-heating landscape

Serious about sustainability

English - May 05, 2021 15:38 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB
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In this episode, Max Halliwell from Ecodan talks to Russell Dean, Head of Residential Heating and Ventilation at Mitsubishi Electric UK. Russell reflects on how Mitsubishi Electric UK responded to the industry, the business and manufacturing challenges that they faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the launch and subsequent demise of the UK Government's Green Homes Grant. Max and Russell also discuss the evolution of the Ecodan Air Source Heat Pump in the UK over the last 12 years and how Mitsubishi Electric has simplified the technology for installation, improved the efficiency and the user experience to meet the requirements of tenants, homeowners, installers, developers and housing associations.

01:05 / Introducing Russell Dean

02:30 / COVID-19 – A challenging 12 months

04:53 / The perfect storm

05:59 / The end of the Green Homes Grant

06:30 / The Clean Homes Grant

09:00 / The evolution of Ecodan

11:14 / The future of heat pump mass-market uptake

12:50 / Heat pumps for new build homes

15:15 / Living with Ecodan for homeowners

17:00 / Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan

17:24 / Challenges to meet moving carbon targets

19:50 / The time is now for UK heat pumps

24:35 / Heat pumps for on-gas homes

27:50 / Dedicated heat pump warehousing

28:45 / Future UK grant funding