HeatSource: Demystifying Electric Heating

Join us and a panel of experts from a range of direct electric heating technology companies.  This session will provide an overview of a variety of direct electric heating solutions and complementary technology currently available on the market.  With a focus on their benefits to consumers in owner occupied as well as tenanted properties, their role in retrofit and application across a variety of different property types.  This session will discuss the part these technologies play in the current and future mix of heating and more importantly clean heating in Scotland.  

Host

Tom Warren, BE-ST

Panelists

Kenny Cameron, Connected Response

Connected Response optimise electric storage heating and hot water in households with existing storage heaters with active projects in London, Glasgow, and the west highlands.  Working with social landlords and energy efficiency organisations to provide improvements in thermal comfort and reduce energy costs for consumers through the retrofit of smart controls and tariffs to optimise existing heating systems.

Craig Heriot, Flexel

Flexel manufacture and supply innovative heating systems and accessories at their facility in Glenrothes.  Offering a range of far infrared heaters, underfloor and ceiling heating systems that give consumers and users an alternative to traditional wet heating systems.

David Wright, Sunamp

Sunamp design and manufacture space saving thermal energy storage solutions which can be combined with a wide range of heating system technologies, and can be charged by heat pumps, solar PV, grid electricity and even fossil fuel boilers.

Garry Cowan, Electric Heating Company

The Electric Heating Company are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of electric heating and hot water products, based in Blantyre, just outside Glasgow.

Agenda

13.30: Welcome/ Intro 

13.35: Panel intros

14.00: Discussion, including audience Q&A

14.25: Wrap up                               

14.30:Close

HeatSource is a collaborative knowledge hub funded by Scotland’s enterprise agencies which explores opportunities in low carbon heat.  It brings together knowledge, partners and resources in order to help ready the sector for net zero targets.