RICHMOND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Public lectures since 1948 Registered Charity No.298665
NEXT LECTURE
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Heat Pumps: For a Cooler Future
Dr Michael de Podesta
8pm
at our premises in Duke Street Church - entrance in Quadrant Road
Michael writes:
"Despite the many benefits that humanity has obtained by burning fossil fuels, the impact of the concomitant emissions of carbon dioxide has created a grave climate crisis. Fortunately, in recent years, the energy landscape has been transformed, with renewable generation technologies now being the cheapest way to make electricity. Wind and solar generation, used alongside conventional nuclear generation, make it possible to produce electricity with zero proximate emissions of carbon dioxide. By electrifying as many processes as possible, we can ‘de-carbonise’ processes that previously used fossil fuels.
Applying this ‘electrify everything’ principle to heating, heat pumps offer us the chance to electrify – and hence de-carbonise – our heating in both domestic and industrial settings. The energy and cost savings available are so large that the widespread use of heat pumps is inevitable.
In this talk, I will outline (with the aid of some pleasing demonstrations) how a heat pump works, and how a heat pump works in a home to replace a gas or oil boiler"
Venue
We meet at Duke Street Church, Quadrant Rd, Richmond TW9 1DH
(intersection of Duke Street with Quadrant Rd)
See photos below and CLICK HERE for a Map
When
We usually meet once a month at 8pm on the second Wednesday of the month, but check the headline above or our Lecture Programme page for full details. Doors are open by 7.45pm. Paradise Road Car Park is nearby, approached only from the Sheen Road / Church Road end, or the Old Deer Car Park off Twickenham Road, also the Friar's Lane Car Park, and others
Aim
The Society exists to promote interest in and understanding of science in all its disciplines, and to provide grants for purposes of educational support to local schools
Contact Us
Send an email to richmond.science.society@gmail.com
Visitors and Members
Full details are on the 'Joining' page
About Us
Richmond Scientific Society is a Registered Charity No.298665
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This is the entrance to our venue in Quadrant Road
The Main Duke Street Church entrance in Duke Street
Our meeting hall