Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Interest in heat pumps is growing in Europe, with a focus on actual installations in Germany and the UK. Guests include Jens Dertenkötter, a German heating installation business owner, Tessa Clark, an LCP Delta expert, and Daniel Logue, an Energy Systems Catapult consultant. They discuss installation rates, the proportion of heat pumps, and compare the markets in the UK and Germany.

Wednesday May 24, 2023
In conversation with... Jannik Schall, 1KOMMA5°
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
In this episode, Jon talks with Jannik Schall, Co-Founder and CPO of 1KOMMA5°, the international installer of PV and other low carbon products that has raised €300M since its inception in 2021. LCP Delta expert Dina Darshini provides expert opinion on how these markets are developing.

Tuesday May 02, 2023
Innovation in electricity distribution networks - a cellular, community approach
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Electricity distribution networks will face increasing challenges as electrification gathers pace and more and more distributed generation emerges. In this episode, Jon Slowe explores both these challenges and how a ground-breaking innovation project, Community DSO, is set to address these challenges, with guests from Northern Powergrid, consultancy TNEI and LCP Delta.

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Takeaways from Europe’s leading heating exhibition
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
In this episode LCP Delta's heat team discuss their key takeaways from ISH, Europe's leading heating exhibition, held every two years in Frankfurt. The team explore what these takeaways mean for the evolution of Europe's heating sector, and look into the crystal ball to see what they expect to see at the next ISH.
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Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Market Monitor 2023 for Demand Side Flexibility
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Demand side flexibility is much talked about, and growing in many parts of Europe. In this episode Jon Slowe talks to LCP Delta experts Lucy Murley and Jon Ferris about where it’s at and where it’s headed, using findings from the recently published Market Monitor for Demand Side Flexibility.

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
In conversation with.... Luigi Tischer, Ariston
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Using gas as efficiently as possible has come into even more focus in the current energy crisis. While electrification will continue to be the broad thrust of decarbonisation efforts, gas will have a role to play - particularly in some types of buildings - for many years to come. So it makes sense to use gas as efficiently as possible. In this episode, Jon Slowe talks with Luigi Tischer about thermally driven heat pumps - which can dramatically improve the efficiency of converting gas into heat.

Monday Jan 30, 2023
Batteries go big in Great Britain
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
The installation and pipeline for large front-of-meter batteries in Great Britain has grown rapidly. In this episode, Jon Slowe is joined by LCP Delta experts Chris Matson, Jon Ferris and Rajiv Gogna to explore how and why this sector has developed, where it's headed, and whether we'll see similar growth in other countries.

Monday Jan 23, 2023
In conversation with...Tom Bean, ESB
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
The challenges of utilities and energy retailers to become more customer led, and develop compelling products and services for customers, is one of the biggest in the energy transition. In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Tom Bean from the Irish utility ESB, where he’s responsible for innovation and new products for their customer-facing businesses.

Monday Jan 16, 2023
In conversation with...Daniel Linden, Tibber
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
In this episode, Jon Slowe talks to Daniel Linden, Co-Founder and CPO at Tibber in Sweden, a company bringing together energy retail, digital technology and smarter electricity consumption. Jon and Daniel discuss Tibber's journey since launching and their future plans.

Monday Jan 09, 2023
Green energy finance using energy insights
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
In this episode, Jon Slowe is talking with an organisation from the financial sector. For a successful energy transition there will need to be big changes and investments in how energy is used, stored and generated in homes and buildings – and that will need high levels of customer engagement. Jon is joined by Petra Eussen from Rabobank in the Netherlands, Berend Olde Rikkert from energy insights provider NET2GRID, and LCP Delta expert David Trevithick.