BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast

Send us a textIn this episode Nathan chats to retired physicists Michael de Podesta about his video on how to quickly get an idea of the heat loss of your home. You can follow him on Twitter at  @Protons4B and find his blog hereSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textOne of my favourite conversations:Adam is a rare entity. He is a heating engineer but understands extremely well the tech world now entering the heating industry and will play an important part. It is a frank conversation and we hope you enjoy and get something from itSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textThe Renewable Heat Incentive is about to finish and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is about to start. Heat pump installation companies have found themselves in a state of limbo and an open letter has been drafted to put forward their concerns to BEIS and OFGEMThis episode is in response to those concerns and features policy expert Richard Lowes, Dan Kelly & Jim McKenzie  from https://www.dartmoorenergy.co.uk/, regular guest Leah Robinson from https://www.yourenergyyourway.co.uk/, and other regular guests James Clark from https://www.elitesg.co.uk/ and Steve Webster from https://www.egeenergy.com/Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan knows the good people at NESTA quite well and likes their pragmatism. In this episode Nathan has a chat with Madeleine Gabriel the sustainable mission director and Andrew Sissons, the deputy mission director.They discuss insulation and how you do not need deep retrofit for heat pumps to work, even efficiently. Conversation also discusses the cost of heat pump installations and the electricity price.A great episodeSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Exploring battery technology for homes with insights on DIY projects, repurposing old batteries for off-grid setups, optimizing energy usage with storage systems, PV arrays, inverter limitations, grid synchronization, longevity of storage systems, warranties, rising energy demands for homes, and future technologies in heating.

Send us a textNathan chats to Stephanie who was monitoring heat pump systems out in Canada.One of the things Nathan is passionate about is using monitoring and Smart HTC to measure real heat loss. Monitoring can also be used to establish performance and highlight either faulty equipment or bad installation practice.In the Autumn of 2021 Nathan gave evidence to a policy commission involving members of BEIS, the CCC and OFGEM on the importance of monitoring.Enjoy the episodeSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textGas prices have risen. This is having a dramatic effect on the poor. Nathan discusses the sorry state of ECO, the Energy Companies Obligation and how boilers have been installed in such a way that the heating systems in the homes of the fuel poor are not as efficient as they should be. Is anyone to blame? Is anyone researching this?To listen to the bonus episodes, including one coming shortly on how radiators are sized correctly for your home please sign up Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textIn an experimental podcast episode Nathan chats to his friend and world renowned Michael Liebreich who hosts the Cleaning Up podcast. It is a dual podcast and will go out on BetaTalk and Cleaning Up. You can even watch it here on YouTubeNathan and Michael discuss how we have the technology for low carbon heating but lack the skills to implement it. As an expert on finance Michael touches on the fact that investment money is there ready and waiting. If you would like to hear extra bonus episodes please sign up to our patreon site to help support us. Thank you and enjoy the showSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textPlanning permission and planning allocation are complex topics and Nathan invited along his friend Rico Wojtulewicz, the head of housing and policy at the National Federation of Builders, for a chat about how the planning process hinders the uptake of low carbon heating technology such as heat pumps.A fantastic episode where Nathan learns new terms and concepts such asOpen SpacesLocal Development OrderReserved MattersBiodiversity Net GainCall for SightsSubdivision of large sitesHousingDelivery Test  The National Federation is similar yet different to the Home Builders Federation where you will find the big developers such as Barret Homes.The NFB has around 1200 menbers of which about 400 are exclusively house builders. These are made up of the SME's who like to deliver a good product. Take a listen to this interesting episodeSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky

Send us a textNathan was joined by a very special guest on the first episode of a new season sponsored by the Heat Geek Team. Nathan has been trying to help the heating industry realise there needs to be a paradigm shift in the way we train people. Many people are  now involved in the training and education discourse, but unfortunately they have little understanding around the science of learning. So, for this episode, Nathan interviews one of the world's leading experts on the subject Nick Shackleton Jones. Nick has worked for Siemens , the BBC and BP and has his own consultancy. Nathan studies the science of learning himself and you will enjoy hearing them discuss psychologists such as Piaget, Vygotsky and Bowlby. There is even a bit of Plato.Education and learning are two completely distinct things and in fact education gets in the way of learning. We possibly won't break the paradigm of the whole of education but now the world needs to decarbonise can the heating and renewable industry reshape how people learn? In this episode we also hear Nick discuss his affective context model, which is his general theory of learningAre we training all the heating engineers we need for the energy transition the right way or are we sticking to convention? Nick has en excellent book which you can find here. It is Nathan's favourite book on the subject of learning. Enjoy the showYou can find a discount code to the heat geek course hereSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky