BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast

Send us a textWe chat to Phil Jones from Alpha about boilers and their need to be working better with proper control. We also mention the hybrid offering from Alpha where for aprox. £3100 a home owner can have a new boiler which is connected to a 4kW fan coil unit outside.Enjoy the  episode and thanks for listening Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textFantastic episode with Barry who runs Renewable Heat up in Scotland. We discuss his heat pump journey as well as his work with the plumbing and heating association Snipef.We discuss lots such as MCS, the NIBE PVT system, sizing heat pumps and the new service which www.heatpimpsurvey.com provides which measures rather than calculates heat loss.We also mention how some of the old solid wall buildings are some of Barry's best performing systems.Defrost cycles are discussed and how a heat pump can become more efficient the colder it gets outside due to lack of moisture in the air.Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan chats to the MD of EOGB about a UK first - a domestic modulating oil boiler.The boiler uses open therm to modulate the flame and will output different flow temps to the radiators or other heating emitters. Nathan starts the episode with a little pre-amble about the importance of flow temps constantly changing to match the demand of the property. Enjoy!Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textWe are joined by Richard Burrows from Mid Wales Plumbing and Heating Supplies who is an expert on heating control strategy.Richard talks about the types of modulation - load compensation and weather compensation and how all boilers should be controlled this way.To understand modulation I have written an article with a funny analogy hereWith advice about turning boiler temperatures down for combination boilers 'combis' Richard chats about heating systems using cylinders and how the outdated practice of piping up S and Y plans is scuppering  efficiency. Great episode thisSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan chats with his friend Dave who runs and owns Condensate Pro and now Primary Pro.Primary Pro is a polyethylene product which comes pre painted making it easier to use than class O insulation. He has also developed Bond & Seal which can be applied all weathers unlike the contact adhesive which is used for Class O.The conversation is a useful resource for people wanting to understand the types of pipe insulation available and how to install it correctly, especially for heat pump pipework which is outsideTopics weather resistance and weather proofing are discussed along with UV protection.polyethylene and Class ONitrate Rubber FoamClosed cell insulationClipping insulationVISIT A HEAT PUMP WITH NESTA check out this new initiative Acknowledgements:Thank you to all the podcast listeners.Thanks to this seasons sponsor Farnell UK Thanks to the European Heat Pump Association for their supportSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan is a big supporter of diversity within the heating industry and this special episode is the first ever BetaTalk podcast takeover e.g. Nathan is not in it. The episode has been hosted by three remarkable women who are involved in  plumbing and heating: Sovey, Leah and Rhiannon. They interviewed one of Nathan's friends Andy who has been involved in the industry for quite some time. A fun packed episode with all kinds of interesting stuffSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan has a great chat with Daniel Newport from the Tony Blair Institute for Climate and one of his regular renewable heating engineers James from Elite Services Group based in Hull.Daniel previously held a senior position at BEIS and was part of the team that introduced the target of 600,000 heat pumps by 2028.All sorts of interesting stuff in this episode.  Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan hosted a live podcast to discuss heat pumps at the industry's favourite show. On the guest panel were Heat Architects Steve Webster and Si Posket along with the podcasts expert guest on commercial refrigeration Lisa-JayneSeason 6 of BetaTalk is being sponsored by FarnellWe also like to thank the European Heat Pump Association and Key Mark in helping to promote life long learning within the sectorSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textOfgem have been collecting performance data on heat pump installs and Nathan chats to Collin Meek from RB&M who has analysed the data.The report summary can be found here Learn what COP (coefficient of performance) SCOP and SPF (seasonal performance factor) all mean as well as their limitations. Are heat pumps in the UK performing well? Find out in this great episode. A big thanks to season 6 sponsors FarnellAlso a big thanks to Tado, The European Heat Pump Association and Key Mark who are helping to support life long learning in the sectorSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textCan a home have no energy bills? Yes. We chat to Nigel from Ilke Homes who have just partnered with Octopus Energy for an exciting project where the occupant is expected to pay no energy bills.The homes will use heat pumps, lots of solar PV and batteries. Hear how they work on this episode. This episode is accompanied by a special patron episode where we go more into the detail of these Octopus and Ilke zero energy bill homesSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky