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Electrifying heat: a tour of Octopus Energy's heat pump R&D centre
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Electrifying heat: a tour of Octopus Energy's heat pump R&D centre

Bright Spark · Innovate UK

April 9, 202433m 54s

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Show Notes

Octopus Energy entered the heat pump market in 2021, with the launch of Britain's first heat pump R&D centre on a Slough trading estate. In this episode of Bright Spark, Octopus's Jess Colleen shows SIF's Manu Ravishankar around the centre. Manu and SIF programme director Jodie Giles consider the challenges faced around energy system flexibility and electrifying heat.

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