BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast
Nathan Gambling BetaTeach
"Nathan is brilliant at making the complicated simple..." Amber Rudd (Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2015-16)BetaTalk is an award winning podcast for Local Authorities, Social Housing Groups, Think Tanks, Government, Journalists, Consultants, Developers, Gas, Oil and Heat Pump engineers and the general public. It is hosted by Nathan Gambling who's family have been involved with heat pump technologies for nearly half a century. "Nathan is one of the UK's clean heat leaders, so I always watch him closely..." Chris Stark (former CEO of the Climate Change Committee and Head of UK Gov. Mission Control)The podcast features guests from the policy world as well as some of the UK's remarkable heating engineers. It discusses challenges and opportunities with decarbonised heating.
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May 20, 2022 • 1h 7min
The Heating Controls Industry - A Chat with David Newton
Send us Fan MailNathan speaks to his good friend and his control expert David Newton. David started his career in controls back in the 70s and has interesting stories.The conversation centres around the fact it is not a technical problem which needs solving but a human one. Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky
May 6, 2022 • 1h 7min
A Conversation with The European Heat Pump Association
Send us Fan MailIn this episode Nathan talks to Thomas Nowak the Secretary General of the EHPA.Thomas has a wealth of knowledge in the European Heat Pump space and has been disseminating good advice for quite some time.Take a listenWe are currently the #1 energy podcast in the UK hereSupport the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky
Apr 23, 2022 • 1h 5min
Protons for Breakfast - Flow Temp and HTC Measurements
Send us Fan MailIn 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
Apr 1, 2022 • 59min
Helping You Understand the Heating Industry - a Conversation with Adam Gilhespy from Heat Futures
Send us Fan MailOne 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
Mar 19, 2022 • 1h 7min
Boiler Upgrade Scheme - Emergency Episode
Send us Fan MailThe 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
Mar 12, 2022 • 1h 2min
Talking Heat Pumps with NESTA
Send us Fan MailNathan 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
Mar 2, 2022 • 34min
Battery Storage for the Home
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.
Feb 12, 2022 • 51min
Monitoring Heating Systems
Send us Fan MailNathan 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
Feb 5, 2022 • 31min
Fuel Poverty and Modulation
Send us Fan MailGas 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
Jan 30, 2022 • 1h 7min
Cleaning Up Energy with Michael Liebreich
Send us Fan MailIn 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
