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Shaan Jindal

Mission manager, sustainable future mission

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Shaan Jindal

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Shaan is a mission manager in the sustainable future team.

Shaan led the scaling up of Nesta’s Start at Home project from a pilot trial to a live scheme available to heating engineers across Great Britain. This scheme makes it easier for gas and oil heating engineers to start installing heat pumps. He is also interested in the role that air-to-air heat pumps can play in home heating decarbonisation.

Shaan has previously worked on Nesta’s Heat Pump Installer Survey, a heat pump information website for homeowners, and conducted research to support Nesta’s Money Saving Boiler Challenge.

Shaan previously worked at Friends of the Earth and holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Warwick and an MSc in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh. When not at work he enjoys noodling around on the guitar, yoga, photography, and exploring the outdoors.

Browse content from Shaan Jindal

Air-to-air heat pumps: common questions on air conditioning

Blog
24.06.26

Air-to-air heat pumps: a low-carbon solution for UK homes

Report
17.02.26

Government-backed air-to-air heat pump grant and five ways to accelerate UK adoption

Blog
02.12.25

Start at Home: upskilling heating engineers

Report
24.06.25

What does the sector need to prepare for the increasing demand for heat pump repairs, maintenance and servicing?

Project Update
28.04.25

How can industry bodies and informal networks further empower heat pump installers?

Project Update
17.04.25

What skills and training are heat pump engineers looking for?

Project Update
10.04.25

Boosting the heat pump workforce: overcoming apprenticeship barriers

Report
20.02.25

How to install more heat pumps: insights from a survey of heating engineers

Report
24.06.24

The impact of boiler optimisation on gas consumption and household comfort

Report
12.10.23

Re-engineering nature to get to net zero

19.12.22

Money Saving Boiler Challenge: supporting evidence October 2022

Report
10.10.22

Helping homeowners optimise their boiler flow temperatures with step-by-step advice: results of a randomised controlled trial

Report
10.10.22

Improving the heat pump experience

Project Update
03.10.22

Boiler settings: ideas to encourage action

Project Update
14.07.22

Changing boiler settings to save money

Project Update
05.07.22

Investigating the link between boiler flow temperature and emissions

Project Update
21.04.22

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