About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society.

Timeline

First research phase

Summer 2022

Identifying ideas to test and scale

Summer 2022

Project ends

Autumn 2022

Looking at ways to increase heat pump installations by removing pain points for installers.

We wanted to identify and provide solutions for pain points that can negatively affect installer productivity, the quality and attractiveness of employment as a heat pump installer and the appeal of heat pumps to householders. For instance, innovations that increase productivity for installers may also increase the appeal for householders. At the end of the first phase of this project, we identified promising ideas from which we selected one to test and potentially scale.

Team

Oliver Zanetti

Oliver Zanetti

Oliver Zanetti

Senior Mission Manager, sustainable future mission

Oliver Zanetti is a senior mission manager in Nesta’s sustainable future mission, leading our work on the skills and capacity of the heat pump sector.

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Alasdair Hiscock

Alasdair Hiscock

Alasdair Hiscock

Design Lead, Design & Technology

Alasdair is the design lead for Nesta's sustainable future mission, which is focused on the development and testing of innovation to decarbonise homes.

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Dimitris Sarsentis

Dimitris Sarsentis

Dimitris Sarsentis

Analyst, sustainable future mission

Dimitris joined Nesta’s sustainable future mission as an analyst after graduating from his MSc.

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