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MODULE 1

Module 1

Understand the clean heating and cooling transition, why it matters, and what it means for your work.

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By the end of this module you will be able to

  1. Explain what the decarbonised heating and cooling transition means and why it is happening.
  2. Describe the ecological, energy security, economic and policy drivers behind it.
  3. Recognise the four main pathways and why they are usually combined.
  4. Identify the information needed before a heating decision can be made.
  5. Recognise how the transition affects your own role and the people you work with.

Module contents

1Unit 1 — Defining the Decarbonised Heating and Cooling Transition2 pages · 14 min · Not started
1.1 Key terms: what is the clean heat transition?Reading · definitions4 min1.2 What is the clean heat transition?Video · with transcript10 min
2Unit 2 — Drivers and constraints shaping the transition5 pages · 34 min · Not started
2.1 Ecological driversReading8 min2.2 Case studies: ecological driversCase study · 6 knowledge checks6 min2.3 Energy security, economic, political and social driversReading10 min2.4 Case study: transitioning a city district to a renewable heating networkCase study · 3 knowledge checks4 min2.5 Common constraints affecting deliveryReading6 min
3Unit 3 — Pathways to decarbonised heat and where they fit4 pages · 35 min · Not started
3.1 Operating principles of heat pumps in practiceReading10 min3.2 Assessing the initial situation and identifying decarbonisation pathwaysReading10 min3.3 Efficiency and decarbonisation roadmapReading · roadmap diagram5 min3.4 Case study: selecting a decarbonisation pathwayCase study · 4 knowledge checks10 min
4Unit 4 — Evidence and information needed to make decisions2 pages · 20 min · Not started
4.1 Evidence and information needed to make decisionsVideo · with transcript8 min4.2 Case study: collecting the right informationCase study · 3 knowledge checks12 min
5Unit 5 — Project and role implications2 pages · 18 min · Not started
5.1 Project and role implicationsVideo · with transcript8 min5.2 Timeline activity: transition impact noteSequencing activity10 min

Module materials

Key terms in this module

  • Decarbonised heat
  • Efficiency-first
  • Electrification
  • District heat
  • Life cycle cost
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