In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski – recorded at the IMCRC’s Innovative Manufacturing Accelerated conference a couple of weeks ago – Paul Keen of gTET tells us about the founding of his company by ex-automotive industry engineers, a project to reshore components in its heat pumps, and some of the benefits and challenges of adopting heat waste and biomass-based industrial heat solutions.
0:25 – Background to company.
2:07 – Where are ORC generators and heat pumps used.
2:40 – Developing heat pumps for up to 150 degrees Celsius, aiming to replace low-pressure gas boilers.
3:10 – The IMCRC project, beginning late-2019.
5:24 – Adoption of heat pumps in Australia.
7:10 – Biomass heat generation.
9:04 – Personal definition of innovation.
Relevant links
gTET website
https://www.g-tet.com/
IMCRC project report featuring gTET
https://imcrc.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMCRC020-Highlights-Report-2022_FINAL_protected.pdf
