Plug Me In launches collaborative round tables, leading the way in fostering vital conversation across the clean energy sector

Plug Me In co-founded this week’s inaugural Heat Pump Week (23 - 29 September), in partnership with Green Media. With a track record of championing the clean energy agenda, Plug Me In and Green Media together identified a need to address challenges, foster conversations, and encourage collaboration within the clean energy sector, to drive the adoption of heat pumps and support the UK on its journey to Net Zero.

To kick-off the conversations, Plug Me In will host three roundtables for businesses and stakeholders across the clean energy sector. Each will focus on a key challenge facing the sector in the UK, addressing the pace of heat pump adoption, government targets, the issues faced by businesses and homeowners, and considering what action private business can take.

The first roundtable, held on Tuesday at 10am, is titled The strategic pathway towards mass heat pump adoption, and will see Plug Me In’s MD, Kim Ratcliffe, lead a discussion with Grainne Regan, Head of Heat at OVO Energy; TJ Root, Heat Flexibility Director at Octopus Energy; Chris Carberry, Smart Solutions Director at Scottish Power; Charlotte Lee, Chair at the Heat Pump Association; and Max Waddingham, Operations Director at Good Energy. Talking points will cover the pace of adoption in the UK, financial challenges and pioneering solutions, the importance of collaboration and partnerships, and opportunities to inform and educate consumers. Register to attend, here: The road to mass heat pump adoption.

The second roundtable, on Wednesday from 10am, will see representatives from Panasonic; RA Brown Heating; City Plumbing Renewables; City Plumbing; and Your Energy, Your Way, join Plug Me In’s Operations Director, Ian Rowlands, to discuss Preparing the workforce to deliver heat pumps at scale. The discussion will review current gaps in the workforce, consider how to incentivise and attract installers, and investigate the supply vs. demand relationship between installers and installations. How do we prepare the workforce to deliver heat pumps at scale? 

The third and final roundtable, held on Thursday 10am, will address the complex financial outlook head on, in Scaling and financing heat pump rollout across the UK. Samsung, NESTA, Suffolk County Council and Manchester CC will join Plug Me In’s Business Development Executive, Gemma French, in considering the financial requirements to scale heat pump adoption across the UK, market factors, the role of government and private businesses, and consumer confidence. Register to attend, here: Heat pump rollout for local authorities and housing associations.

Kim Ratcliffe, Plug Me In's MD, comments: “The energy sector is changing and we are excited to support that transition. The challenges for clean home heating are numerous, and it is by fostering conversation and collaboration within the industry that we create solutions. Together, we can find answers, supporting the UK on its journey to Net Zero and a cleaner energy future.”

The road to mass heat pump adoption 
How do we prepare the workforce to deliver heat pumps at scale?
Heat pump rollout for local authorities and housing associations