In a recent episode of the WaterWarmth podcast, host Lesya Logvynenko speaks with Nthabi Mohlakoana, researcher at Delft University of Technology, about what really drives or delays the development of AquaThermal Energy Systems. Her research is based on nine pilot projects in the WaterWarmth consortium, and the findings point in one clear direction: technology is only part of the story. Projects succeed or stall because of the wider conditions around them - governance, regulation, financing, coordination, and public confidence.