Can renewables be used for heating?
Half of all the energy we use globally goes on heating and cooling. We need heating for all sorts of things; from keeping our homes warm to industry which needs super high temperatures. \nAt the moment, the heat we use is mostly powered by polluting fossil fuels, a huge driver of climate change. But can renewables deliver the high temperatures and a constant supply which are so vital? \nIn this episode we visit the world's first commercial-scale sand battery in Finland and find out how it\u2019s using renewables to heat 100 homes and a public swimming pool. \nPresenters Luke Jones and Graihagh Jackson are joined by: \nErika Benke, Journalist, Finland \nProfessor Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University \nProfessor Dan Gladwin, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield \nAnd BBC Brasil journalist Nathalia Passarinho on the swearing in of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as President and his climate promises.
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Producer: Lily Freeston \nResearcher: Natasha Fernandes \nProduction Coordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross \nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis \nEditor: Bridget Harney \nSound Engineers: Tom Brignell and Graham Puddifoot