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Can renewables be used for heating?
      
        January 08, 2023
      
      
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          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. 
At 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? 
In this episode we visit the world's first commercial-scale sand battery in Finland and find out how it’s using renewables to heat 100 homes and a public swimming pool. 
Presenters Luke Jones and Graihagh Jackson are joined by: 
Erika Benke, Journalist, Finland 
Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University 
Professor Dan Gladwin, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield 
Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com 
Producer: Lily Freeston 
Researcher: Natasha Fernandes 
Production Coordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross 
Series Producer: Alex Lewis 
Editor: Bridget Harney 
Sound Engineers: Tom Brignell and Graham Puddifoot