Скачать или смотреть Rewiring Urban Heat with Data: Digital Twins, Heat Networks and Glasgow’s Decarbonised Future

In this episode of the Hypercube Energy Podcast, Adam Sroka speaks with Tunde Olaoye, Director of Product and Innovation at Gren, a leader in developing next-generation heat and power networks across the UK.

Tunde shares his journey from mechanical engineering and consultancy to building large-scale, low-carbon heat infrastructure. He explains how digital twins, real-time optimisation, and smarter system design are transforming the future of heat networks, and why treating heat like core infrastructure, not an afterthought is essential for decarbonising cities.

They explore how heat networks enable cleaner, more affordable energy for hospitals, housing associations, local authorities, and industry, and why digitisation is key to delivering reliable, modern heat systems at scale.

The conversation covers:
🔥 How heat networks work - and why they’re vital for decarbonisation
🧠 Digital twins for real-time control, optimisation, and asset insight
🏗️ Designing large-scale heat infrastructure for cities
⚙️ Reducing O&M costs with data-driven decision making
🌡️ Thermal storage, system balancing, and smart network design
📊 AI’s role in monitoring, asset management, and faster troubleshooting
🚀 Building digital-first teams inside the energy transition
👷 Industry culture, innovation, and learning from complex engineering systems

Guest Spotlight
💡 Tunde Olaoye: Director of Product and Innovation at Gren. With experience across Babcock, WSP, SSE, and Gren, Tunde specialises in energy infrastructure, digital optimisation, and delivering large-scale, low-carbon heat systems that reshape how cities move, store, and use thermal energy.

Learn more:
🔗 Gren: https://www.gren.com/
🔗 Energy on Clyde: https://www.energyonclyde.com/

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Chapter markers
[00:00] Meet Tunde Olaoye - Director of Product and Innovation at Gren
[00:46] From Manchester Uni to Babcock: early engineering lessons
[03:30] WSP, digital systems, and the complexity of metering
[07:21] Why smart metering is harder than it looks
[08:45] SSE and the rise of multi-technology energy solutions
[12:13] What heat networks are and why they matter
[16:57] City-scale heat: infrastructure, not just pipes
[18:38] Energy on Clyde and the future of urban heat
[20:23] Product innovation, pricing, and digital optimisation
[22:45] Digital twins for real-time control and efficiency
[27:28] Lessons from retrofitting legacy systems
[29:40] Using data to improve O&M and financial performance
[32:47] AI’s emerging role in heat systems
[38:31] Culture, risk, and the challenge of adopting new tech
[41:34] Human value vs. automation in energy
[45:06] Success looks like: a fully connected, low-carbon heat backbone
[47:16] Building Energy on Clyde and what comes next

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