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The Renewables Podcast

Mark Allison and Sam Featherstone

Everything you ever wanted to know about renewable's, solar power, heat pumps and battery storage. From off grid living, residential roofs and commercial systems. We look at what the equipment can do, the facts around how much money you can save and how to get the best from your equipment and Apps. With insight from manufacturers, installers and consumers.

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  • weekly
  • Avg 49 min
  • English

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  • Thursday · 59 min

    Warm homes plan BIG MONEY on the way!

    We get into some of the emerging details around the warm homes plan and wider challenges facing both consumers and installers. https://www.testinstrumentsolutions.co.uk/

  • August 6 · 1 hr 3 min

    Full Episode!!! Island mode fault protection and balcony solar LIVE from Installershow 2026

    We have the privilege of Steve Humphries Napit, Steve Devine Electric safety first, Darren Crannis ECA, Tony Woodland NICEIC and John Southern ESA join us live at installershow to chat about Island mode, balcony solar and plenty more.This is a chat we loved and will be doing something similar at Solar and Storage NEC 2026. Thanks to all for collaborating with us around the big topics of industry and sharing expertise with us and our listeners. We massively appreciate it and enjoyed it even more!

  • July 31 · 33 min

    Fault protection in Island mode, Installershow LIVE part one

    We have the privilege of Steve Humphries Napit, Steve Devine Electric safety first, Darren Crannis ECA, Tony Woodland NICEIC and John Southern ESA join us live at installershow to chat about Island mode, balcony solar and plenty more.This is a chat we loved and will be doing something similar at Solar and Storage NEC 2026. Thanks to all for collaborating with us around the big topics of industry and sharing expertise with us and our listeners. We massively appreciate it and enjoyed it even more!

  • July 23 · 42 min

    Solar makes running aircon FREE...

    We get into the role AC can play in the world of renewables and wider health! Check TIS out here https://www.testinstrumentsolutions.co.uk/

  • July 17 · 49 min

    Do EV vans work for trades people ???

    We explore Sams recent journey into the world of EV van ownership and how that is going to impact (or not) on his business. Along with Marks longer term experiences doing the same

  • June 26 · 1 hr 1 min

    Island mode FAULT protection what is it ???

    We get into a conversation about Island mode fault protection which leans heavily into earthing. Referencing a great article from Steve Humphreys at Napit in the Professional Electrician Magazine for June 2026 (p39). This is a tricky nut to crack in all cases much like lots of the PV and battery issues. Always happy to share our views, right, wrong, good or bad!

  • May 19 · 47 min

    Solar and Storage 2026 London - Whats NEW

    We have a look through the exciting product launches from Solar and Storage 2026 in London! Along with a wider chat about the busy times we are all going through

  • April 24 · 42 min

    Can you get a £9k heat pump grant and how do you become and installer?

    Dan joins us to explain the DMH journey into heat pumps along with Sam and Ovals journey in the same aim! Mark makes up the numbers here and is worried his friends might have got tempted towards the dark side of construction... aka plumbing lol. We also cover the £9k grants coming out

  • April 24 · 51 min

    What should renewables training be like? Is it good enough?

    We are joined by returning guest Dan Holliday from DMH! Dan is also one of the instructors at A121 training with myself, Sam, Oli and Mike. We get into what that is all about after the very first installer led training section under the A121 training banner. www.a121.co.uk for details

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