Director, Sustainable Future @nesta_uk. Climate change, green homes, innovation for social good, inequality, birds, West Ham
Joined November 2011
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Very excited to be publicly launching our Visit A Heat Pump service - a chance to find out about heat pumps from people who're living with them!
Congrats to all the Nesta team who've worked on this and thanks to the many hosts, installers & partners who've contributed so far
Booking now open 🎉
We've launched a new service to help you learn more about what it’s like to live with a heat pump:
🔎 Find a heat pump near you
📅 Arrange a visit to see one in action
💬 Ask your questions to those who know best
VisitAHeatPump.com #VisitAHeatPump
A very interesting (and rather excoriating) run-down of everything that's wrong with the Home Upgrade Scheme and how the Local Authority Retrofit Scheme could be better, from @HelloCSE
cse.org.uk/news/local-author…
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
NEW REPORT on GB Energy, and the role of the state by @nesta_uk and @Baringa. This work underpins some of what is being announced today. 🧵 nesta.org.uk/report/the-role…
1/17
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
Time for a thread on our new policy plan for home heating.
Our homes are responsible for 14% of our carbon emissions, and we're well off track to reduce them. What should the new government do?
nesta.org.uk/report/deliveri…
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
What does the new UK government need to do to decarbonise home heating?
Our big @nesta_uk policy plan is out this morning!
nesta.org.uk/report/deliveri…
The new gov is intent on removing unnecessary planning barriers - hopefully this also means changing heat pump planning rules so that fewer need planning permission. Our view:
- remove the '1m rule'
- remove size restrictions
- focus on noise
nesta.org.uk/blog/planning-i…
ALT diagram showing how simple it is to install a boiler (no planning permission required) vs how complicated planning rules can make it to install a heat pump
Just catching up on @janrosenow & @heatpolicyrich v useful new paper on gas grid decommissioning. While we'll need the gas grid for a while yet, long asset lifetime means we have to start planning an 'orderly decline' asap. They suggest 5 steps 👇
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
UK households had the most expensive electricity in the EU for the first time last year.
New @nesta_uk analysis by @laurenorso, and a good write up by @adamvaughan_uk in the Times
This is a big problem…
thetimes.com/uk/environment/…
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
While the topic hasn’t got much attention thus far, the UK’s future approach to energy policy and tackling climate change will be shaped by how the country votes on 4th July. Some brief thoughts on the big debates / flashpoints to watch out for over the next 5 weeks…1/11 🧵
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
When I speak to people about insulation and heat pumps, I think this is the point that confuses people the most.
There are 3 options for getting a room heat pump ready:
1. Reduce the heat loss via insulation
2. Make the radiators bigger
3. Increase the flow temperature
Madeleine Gabriel retweeted
We have a new @nesta_uk data story up this morning, looking at the latest intel on what the public think about heat pumps. By the fab @laurenorso.
Here's a quick thread with nice charts...
nesta.org.uk/data-visualisat…
Interesting - worth reading the linked Creds briefing too
Food for thought for heat pump transition - e.g. how much support, uptake & cost reduction you might need before regulating
Condensing boilers had 10% market share & cost £167 more than trad boilers when regs announced
There's some interesting stuff in the briefing on how industry stakeholders were brought together to work out how to roll out condensing boilers - which wouldn't have happened without the regulation