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Heat Pump & Fabric First Debate Featuring the Insulation Manufacturers Association
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - May 10, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan was grateful the IMA reached out to ask if their CEO, Simon Storer, could come on the podcast to contribute to a very interesting debate. Nigel Banks from Octopus (who wrote this fabric article) was scheduled to appear on the show and will be coming on for a follow up episode. Nathan ...
The Heat Pump Installer Network
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - May 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan sat down to chat all things heat pumps and training with Clayton Brown from CB Heating. EDF acquired CB Heating back in 2022 which is one of the largest heat pump installation entities in the UK. EDF’s strategic investment and partnership with CB Heating have supported the development ...
Radiator Outputs Could Cause Heat Pump Problems
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - April 12, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHeat pumps move energy from and energy source e.g. air, ground water (hence they are called :air source, ground source) to a sink. The sink is the emitter system within a home e.g. radiators, underfloor heating (UFH) and fan coils. Engineers, Installers, designers and the occupants of a home ...
The Ideal Experience for a Heat Pump Customer
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - March 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode Nathan chats to Paul Eastwood, Head of Energy Systems Planning at OFGEM and the past Senior Climate and Energy Advisor at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Also joining the heat pump conversation is engineer Barry Sharpe from Renewable Heat The discussion foc...
Current Issues at the Heat Pump Coalface
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - February 28, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan chats to Barry Sharpe from Renewable Heat, Emma Bohan from IMS Heat Pumps and Steve Webster from EGE Energy about the MCS hybrid consultation, heat pump training as well as glycol and anti-freeze valves. Support the Show.
How Swedish Company AIRA Will Help the Heating & Energy Transition
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - January 28, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSweden have had a long tradition with heating technologies and have incredible expertise regarding heat pumps. Nathan talks to the Swedish company AIRA, the new entrant to the UK's heating and home renewables industry. AIRA will be installing heat pump and other technologies across Europe br...
You are a Special Group of People - Thank you
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - January 21, 2024 19:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs the title states, you are a very special group of people to me. You listen to me ramble on about heating for a start and I am very grateful for that.. So, thank you. I appreciate that very much. This is the first episode of 2024 and I wanted to do something a bit special. Something for you. ...
Coding the Heating Industry
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - December 31, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSeason 9 is sponsored by Grundfos and in this episode Nathan speaks to James Twallin about the software and codes behind the heating industry. Support the Show.
Is MCS Fit For Purpose?
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - December 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode Nathan chats to Paul Spence, a very competent and highly regarded heating engineer. Paul installs a range of heating system types including heat pumps. It's a long but highly interesting episode. If you want to hear Paul's credentials first skip to around the 1hr 05 min mark... ...
Look at the Best Performing Heat Pump Systems in Real Time
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - November 09, 2023 13:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHere is the link to the heat pump installer survey (lot's of prizes to be won) In this episode Nathan speaks with Glyn Hudson and Trystan Lea who along with open source enthusiasts have created open energy monitor and heat pump monitor. Heat pump installers and consumers are installing monitor...
How Do We Get Flexible Demand on the Electric Grid
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - October 30, 2023 21:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan speaks with Sandra Trittin, co-founder of tiko Energy Solutions and co-host of the podcast Talking New Energy from LCP Delta. Joining Sandra is Talking New Energy's other host Jon Slow partner at LCP Delta. The discussion centres around how we may be able to heat pumps, batteries and E...
Industrial Heat Solutions with Caldera
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - October 12, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the first episode of a new season Nathan chats to James Macnaghten, CEO of Caldera. Caldera manufacture and supply thermal storage solutions for industrial heat processes. Get early access to their investment opportunity here Thank you to season sponsors Grundfos Support the Show.
A Live Chat with Ian Rippin CEO of MCS
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - September 26, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis was a recorded live show at Installer 2023 and featured Ian Rippin from MCS along with Ken Bone and Leah Robinson from Your Energy Your Way. Ian discusses the consultation and the new changes coming. Support the Show.
Making the Transition Work for Both Consumers and Installers
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - August 26, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEconic is a new venture from Nathan's friend Christophe Grossbaier. Its aim is to make the transition from gas boilers to heat pumps smoother for both customers and installers and uses a hybrid heat pump business model to achieve this. With an engineering background and Masters from Cambridg...
Are Heating Manufacturers Misinterpreting Building Regs
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - August 14, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan dives into the history of heating systems and looks at why chemical inhibitors were introduced to prevent corrosion. He also points out that manufactures are possibly misinterpreting the building regulations e.g. they are getting confused with a requirement within the building regs and ...
Listening to the heating engineers
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - July 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode Nathan interviews Faye Wade, his favourite academic researching the heating industry. This is because Faye understands that the most vital component of the industry is the engineer and that we need to really listen to them. Joining Faye are Nathan's friends Leah, Sovay and Rhian...
Special Bulletin: The Heat Pump Ready Programme Episode 1
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - June 23, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlongside usual episodes from the BetaTalk Podcast, Nathan will be helping the Carbon Trust and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero disseminate knowledge around the learnings from the Heat Pump Ready Programme with around 10 extra podcast episodes. This is episode 1 of these special H...
Exhaust Air Heat Pumps and PVT with NIBE
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - June 20, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this conversation Nathan chats with Jonny Hancock, product manager at NIBE about some of the products and solutions they have on offer including their new exhaust air heat pump being launched at the InstallerShow 2023 You can find the links discussed on the show below NIBE Training Universi...
Heat Pump Quotations - solving the mystery
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - June 15, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating*Update: in this episode Damon and host Nathan realised after editing there was a mistake. An easy one to make as engineers like Damon have so many numbers running around in their head. He mentions he sizes radiators to 50°C when in fact Damon is one of the engineers who designs to a lower flow ...
How British Gas Zero Will Decarbonise Homes
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - June 09, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI really enjoyed this episode chatting with Andrew Middleton, Managing Director at British Gas Zero and Steve Petrie, regional manager at British Gas Zero who also is a former British Gas engineer. I brought along for the ride my friend Adam Gilhespy from Carno to help me host the conversation...
Whole Life Carbon with Daikin and XCO2
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - May 15, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRecycled refrigerant and Energy Performance Declarations are discussed in this episode alongside the wider discussion around whole life carbon and the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. Nathan's guests are: Ryan Philp, the Business Development Manager at Daikin Ellie Burkill, Energy Susta...
How to Heat Terrace Houses with Heat Networks
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - April 25, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe BetaTalk podcast speaks to friends at Kensa about their approach to using heat pump technology for domestic heating. Nathan and Wouter Thijssen, MD at Kensa Contracts, explain 5th generation heat networks (known as ambient loop) and how they are different to other types of district heating....
The EPC debate
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - March 29, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFantastic guests and a fantastic episode which digs deep into the Energy Performance Certificate. Nathan is joined by Madhuban Kumar, CEO of Carbon Laces; Stuart Fairlie, MD of Elmhurst Energy and Marcus Shepheard from the Climate Change Committee Support the Show.
Are Gas Heating Engineers Valued Enough?
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - February 27, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLots of frustration among gas engineers. Do we value the work they have been doing for so long? They are an incredibly important sector of the heating community as we will be relying on them for the transition. Support the Show.
Leading Experts Discuss Fabric, Heat Pumps, Innovation and Policy - 100th Episode
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - February 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis is the 100th episode so a big thank you to all the listeners and all those who have taken part. BIG THANK YOU TO MyEnergi who are this season's sponsor It features European policy expert Louise Sunderland from the RAP UK policy and innovation expert Guy Newy from Energy Systems Catapul...
Building Fabric Issues With Leading Passivhaus Architect Mark Sidall
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - January 20, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMark from the architectural practice LEAP discusses with Nathan airtightness, ventilation, thermal comfort and passivhaus. Questions arise such as should more loft insulation be put in and how windows ideally should be fitted. A few papers are mentioned and the links can be found here: Passiv...
Measuring the Best Heat Pump System Designs
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - December 29, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMeasuring Heat pump system design with Brendon from Heacol Link to slides for the test can be found here THE TEST RIG Brendon discusses how he first designed the test rig with Ulster University for testing the heat pump he had built which is specifically adapted for UK climate, the UK's buildi...
Is Transitioning from a Gas Engineer to Heat Pump Engineer Challenging?
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - December 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe chat to Szymon from Urban Plumbers who is now installing heat pumps to get a glimpse into that journey. Szymon has a great YouTube channel which you can find here Support the Show.
Heat Pump Certification with KeyMark
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - November 28, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNathan chats with Tarik Bellahcene from the European Heat Pump Association about Keymark Support the Show.
World Ventilate Day
BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast - November 08, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe spoke with Graeme Fox from BESA about the first world ventilate day. You can watch live also their webinar which will also be recorded 12:00pm GMT - Tuesday 8 November 2022 Join our panel of experts as they discuss how good ventilation can improve health and wellbeing as well as protect bui...
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