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Author: Nathan Gambling BetaTeach

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"Nathan is brilliant at making the complicated simple..." Amber Rudd (Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 2015-16)

BetaTalk is an award winning podcast for Local Authorities, Social Housing Groups, Think Tanks, Government, Journalists, Consultants, Developers, Gas, Oil and Heat Pump engineers and the general public. 

It is hosted by Nathan Gambling who's family have been involved with heat pump technologies for nearly half a century. 

"Nathan is one of the UK's clean heat leaders, so I always watch him closely..." Chris Stark (former CEO of the Climate Change Committee and Head of UK Gov. Mission Control)

The podcast features guests from the policy world as well as some of the UK's remarkable heating engineers. It discusses challenges and opportunities with decarbonised heating.  

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The Forgotten Side of Apprenticeships | SNIPEF Research into Plumbing and Heating Apprenticeships

The Forgotten Side of Apprenticeships | SNIPEF Research into Plumbing and Heating Apprenticeships

2026-11-0201:10:59

Send us Fan Mail Episode description Are we doing enough to support the employers who train the next generation of plumbing and heating engineers? In this special episode of BetaTalk, Nathan welcomes Barry Sharp, Emma Bohan and Stephanie Lowe from SNIPEF to discuss new research into apprenticeships in Scotland and the growing challenges facing employers who want to take on apprentices. The research highlights a fundamental problem with the current apprenticeship system: employers are the forg...
Beta Talk Podcast: Heat Pump Week Special – Answering Your Top Guild Questions

Beta Talk Podcast: Heat Pump Week Special – Answering Your Top Guild Questions

2026-10-1301:03:46

Send us Fan Mail Release Date: Heat Pump Week (UK) Host: Nathan Gambling (Beta Teach) Guests: Joe Sharp (Editor, Installer Online)Barry Sharp (Guild of Master Heat Engineers)Mark Denman (Guild of Master Heat Engineers)Michael Warring (Guild of Master Heat Overview In this special Heat Pump Week episode, host Nathan Gambling is joined by Joe Sharp from Installer Online and three expert members of the Guild of Master Heat Engineers. Recorded for the Installer Show and the Heat Pump Assoc...
Thermal Storage and Demand-Side Flexibility: Inside the Tepeo Heat Battery

Thermal Storage and Demand-Side Flexibility: Inside the Tepeo Heat Battery

2026-10-0857:01

Send us Fan Mail Episode Overview In this episode of BetaTalk, host Nathan Gambling sits down with Johan du Plessis, founder and CEO of Tepeo, to discuss the Zero Emission Boiler (ZEB) and the evolving landscape of UK heat decarbonisation. Johan shares his journey from oil and gas engineering and smart energy management at Ovo/Kaluza to developing a high-density ceramic heat battery that offers a plug-and-play alternative for homes looking to electrify. They dive deep into why flexi...
Domestic Air to Air Heatpumps

Domestic Air to Air Heatpumps

2026-09-3001:13:44

Send us Fan Mail On the birthday of my late mum and the first anniversary of the Guild of Master Heat Engineers I have finally managed to get my cousin, Philip Gambling, on the podcast. He installed some of the first VRV/VRF systems in the UK. Joining him is another industry veteran Bob Beattie Check it out and take a listen...it does get technical in parts Support the show Learn more about heat pump heating by following Nathan on Linkedin, Twitter and BlueSky
Heat Pumps, AI & Donkeys

Heat Pumps, AI & Donkeys

2026-09-0701:04:46

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of BetaTalk, host Nathan welcomes heat pump expert Graham Hendra to discuss his latest project: an AI-driven platform called Energy Donkey, developed in collaboration with Planet Devices. Designed to replace frustrating online forums and standard LLMs that mix reliable and poor advice, Energy Donkey leverages a curated repository of verified engineering data and real-time operational metrics. The system functions across three distinct service levels: Free Home...
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