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Tomorrow's Energy

Salix Finance

In this series of podcasts, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems.

We'll hear from those at the forefront of the energy transition, ask about the challenges and discover how today's decisions are creating a more sustainable tomorrow for all of us.

The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

We’re here to help energy consumers by delivering decarbonisation, creating clean power and lowering energy bills.

We enable people to live in warmer and healthier homes and we help deliver resilient public buildings which are better places to work, visit or use.

If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk

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  • Avg 11 min
  • English

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  • S1 · E7
    September 20 · 10 min

    Steven Heape from the Carbon and Energy Fund

    Our guest in this episode is Steven Heape from the Carbon and Energy Fund (CEF). Steven is head of project development as well as technical advisor. As an experienced Chartered Engineer, he is also an expert in renewable energy and decarbonisation of public sector estate. He has worked with the Carbon and Energy Fund since just after its creation in 2013, developing cutting edge carbon reduction schemes in the NHS, from inception, though procurement and construction. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

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  • S1 · E6
    September 13 · 12 min

    Duncan Law from Community Energy England

    Duncan Law, head of policy and advocacy at Community Energy England, is our guest in this episode. Duncan joined CEE in 2019 having co-founded Brixton Energy and Repowering London in 2011. Community Energy England is the voice of the community energy sector, representing organisations from across the community, public and private sectors. It works with its members to help create a fair and zero carbon energy system through the growth of community energy. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance. We are sorry for the poor audio quality of Duncan's voice in this recording.

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  • S1 · E5
    September 6 · 12 min

    Chris Hewett from Solar Energy UK

    Our guest this episode is Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK. He took on the top job in 2018, bringing 25 years of experience dealing with environmental and energy issues. Previously, Chris was head of climate change for the Environment Agency, an associate at Green Alliance, and a senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research. Solar Energy UK is a not-for-profit trade association working for and representing the entire solar and energy storage value chain. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

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  • S1 · E4
    August 31 · 12 min

    David Pierpoint from The Retrofit Academy.

    Our guest in this episode four is David Pierpoint, the founder and chief executive of The Retrofit Academy. He has spent more than a decade addressing the skills gap in the retrofit sector, working closely with government, industry, and education to scale up retrofit training. To achieve the UK’s target of net zero by 2050, everyone home will need to be retrofit ready and meeting minimum standards of decarbonisation. That requires a workforce of more than 400,000 people properly trained to meet the challenge. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

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  • S1 · E3
    August 23 · 9 min

    Sarah Glaser from Hemiko

    Our guest for this episode is Sarah Glaser, external affairs manager from Hemiko. Sarah’s job is to help showcase the work of heat networks. Hemiko is an investor, developer, and operator of heat networks across the UK, utilising locally wasted heat to enable rapid decarbonisation at scale and accelerating progress towards a post-carbon future. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

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  • S1 · E2
    August 16 · 13 min

    Bean Beanland from the Heat Pump Association UK

    Our guest for this episode is Bean Beanland, from the Heat Pump Association UK. Bean is a physics graduate from Imperial College. He is was the director for growth and external affairs at the Heat Pump Federation but since the merger of the heat pump trade bodies, he has a consultative role at the Heat Pump Association UK. The organisation works with government, business and stakeholders to help shape policy, provide robust data, develop technical standards and support training best practice. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

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  • August 6 · 10 min

    Stephen Knight from the Heat Trust

    Our guest for this episode is Stephen Knight, chief executive of the Heat Trust. The trust is the national consumer champion and protection scheme for district and communal heating systems in the UK. It was set up as a non-profit and has been setting customer service standards since 2015. In our Tomorrow's Energy series, we explore breakthrough technologies, emerging trends and practical solutions shaping tomorrow's energy systems. The podcast is produced by the team at Salix Finance.

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