BetaTalk - The Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Heating Podcast

Send us Fan MailNathan 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 Fan MailWe 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temperatures down for combination boilers 'combis' Richard chats about heating systems using cylinders and how the outdated practice of piping up S and Y plans is scuppering  efficiency.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 Fan MailNathan 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 Fan MailNathan 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 Fan MailNathan 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 Fan MailNathan 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 Fan MailOfgem 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 Fan MailCan 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

Exploring innovations in thermal storage solutions for energy efficiency, collaborations in the evolving energy sector, efficiency challenges in the industry, technology feedback for flexibility in the electricity market, disrupting systems with Octopus, and concluding discussion with sponsorship acknowledgement.

Send us Fan MailIn this first episode of season 6 I chat with some of the people in the Carbon CoOp teamYou can hear what they are all about and how they have been helping people navigate through the cacophony of retrofit and renewable heating advice. They are one of my favourites out there and really understand the challenge.Matt is very much an enthusiast, like myself, in monitoring  buildings and heating with sensors etc in order to engender better outcomes and encourage learning. In keeping with an IoT theme please welcome my new sponsor: Farnell, who have an event happing soon. They also have a Raspberry Pi Solutions Kit and you will hear me discuss Raspberry Pi with the Carbon Coop team on this episode. "This episode was brought to you by Farnell, your global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions"Use the  10% discount code BETATALK10 with Farnell purchases over £50Support the showLearn more about heat pump heating by followingNathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky