Energi Talks (Markham Hislop)

Markham interviews Mycle Schneider, project coordinator and lead author of the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report.

Markham interviews Drew Yewchuk, a public interest lawyer at the University of Calgary, about a study he co-authored titled, "Not Fit For Purpose," about why the Alberta Energy Regulator's oil sands Mine Financial Security Program is a disaster waiting to happen.

Link to study:  https://transitionaccelerator.ca/canadas-future-in-a-net-zero-world/

Markham interviews Darren Plested, partner in Deloitte’s Future of Transportation and Mobility, new report, “Electrified fleets pave the way to emissions reduction.”

Markham interviews researcher Megan Egler of the Parkland Institute, author of the report, "Past Due: Tallying the Costs of Oil and Gas Cleanup in Canada," for Environmental Defence Canada.

Markham interviews Mark Zacharias, executive director of Clean Energy Canada.

Markham interviews Dan Forman of Copper Labs, an expert in energy usage and efficiency, as well as commercial and residential demand response.

Markham interviews Frank Ketelaars, operations manager for UK & Ireland at DNV Energy Systems.

Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Angella MacEwen, is a senior economist with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the author of the very interesting Substack, Social Economics.

Markham interviews Brendan Frank, who leads policy development and analysis for Clean Prosperity.

Find more information about the report here:  https://www.aeso.ca/market/net-zero-emissions-pathways/

Markham interviews Andries Wantenaar, Solar Analyst at Rethink Technology Research.

Markham interviews senior research fellow Dr. Kong Chyong of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies about his new paper, “Burning the Bridge to Ostpolitik? Stress-Testing Europe’s Shift from Russian Gas to Renewables Using a Global Energy Model.”

PowerPoint presentation with data, graphs, etc - Canada’s Path to Paris Targets: Forecasting Transportation GHG Emissions in Canada for Period 2019 to 2030

Link:  https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Forecasting%20Transportation%20GHG%20Emissions%20in%20Canada%20for%20Period%202019%20to%202030.pdf

Markham interviews Xavier Richer Vis with the Investigative Journalism Foundation and Cloe Logan of the National Observer, co-authors of “Big Oil lobbyists outgun environmentalists with access to most powerful federal ministries.”

Markham interviews Beth McDaniel, president of Reactive Surfaces.

Markham interviews Connor Watts, EV and battery analyst with Rethink Energy Research, and author of the Global Battery Market Forecast to 2040.

Markham interviews Farzam Sepanta, Carleton University, co-author of “Quantifying the net impact of hybrid work on greenhouse gas emissions associated with workplace and residential energy consumption.”

Markham interviews ClimateDoor’s CEO Chad Rickaby about the state of cleantech finance in Canada and the new Low Carbon and Circular Economy Business Action Canada initiative in Vancouver.

Markham interviews Professor Mark Winfield, head of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, Co-Chair of the Faculty's Sustainable Energy Initiative, and author of the February 6 Globe and Mail op-ed, “The folly of Ontario’s nuclear power play.”

Markham interviews Gerhard Salge, chief technology officer for Hitachi Energy.

Markham interviews Mike Andrade, CEO of Morgan Solar. 

Markham interviews Belinda Gilbey, president and co-founder of Canadian cleantech company BONDI Energy, which specializes in decarbonizing communities with heat pump and energy efficiency retrofits for multifamily and commercial buildings.

Markham interviews Vivek Vaidya, principal and global client leader at Frost & Sullivan,

Markham interviews Janetta McKenzie, manager of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program.

Markham interviews Dinara Millington, Western Network Lead at The Transition Accelerator, co-author of the recent report, “Towards A Fuel Hydrogen Economy in the Calgary Region: A Feasibility Study."

Markham interviews Scott MacDougall, senior advisor with the Pembina Institute focused on carbon pricing, oil and gas, and carbon capture utilization and storage.

Markham interviews Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association.

Markham interviews Michael Liebreich, Senior Contributor, BloombergNEF, and author of the op-ed, The Unbearable Lightness of Hydrogen, December 2022.

Check out his podcast:  Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.

Markham interviews Darren Chu, managing director of Alberta-based UTILITYNet.

Markham interviews Kingsmill Bond is a senior principal in the Strategic Analysis & Engagement Group of the Rocky Mountain Institute, about his post, The energy transition in five charts. 

Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Professor Dimitry Anastakis, LR Wilson/RJ Currie Chair in Canadian Business History, University of Toronto. Don't let the title fool you. Canada is already behind in the transition to the new technologies of the 4th industrial revolution, including the development and adoption of clean energy technologies like solar and EVs.

Markham interviews independent journalist Jeremy Appel about his new book “Kenneyism,” released last week. 

Markham interviews Alex and Tyler Mifflin about their TVO Original series 'The Water Brothers,' an eco-adventure documentary series that explores the world, uncovering the most challenging water stories of our time. Alex and Tyler investigate the problems and search for solutions, talking to conservationists, scientists, and citizens around the world.

Link to the Deloitte report:  https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/scaling-solutions-accelerating-the-commercialization-of-made-in-canada-clean-technology.html

S&P Global press release, including link to the report, upon which the interview is based:  New Pipeline Projects Appear Enough to Solve Recurring Capacity Constraints for Canadian Crude--But Permanent Relief is Not Guaranteed

Markham interviews David Schlissel, director of resource planning analysis for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, about a new report, “Small Modular Reactors: Still too expensive, too slow and too risky.”

Markham interviews Peter White, CEO and co-Founder, Rethink Technology Research, about his new "Geothermal forecast to 2050."

Journalist Markham Hislop explains what's behind threats from right-wing activist Preston Manning and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to start a "national unity crisis" that will lead to Western Canada separating from Canada. Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne points out that there is no popular support for independence.

Markham interviews Josh Riedy, CEO and Founder of Thread, a pioneer of enterprise-scale autonomous data collection for inspection insights and utility management. 

Dr. Kaushik Rajashekara, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Houston, recipient of the 2022 Global Energy Prize (the highest international award in the energy sector), and member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Inventors.

Journalist Markham Hislop revisits some of his columns from 2018 to 2022 about former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's oil and gas policy approach. After several years out of the public spotlight, Kenney is again active on social media, positioning himself as a political moderate. Will he run for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership if the position opens up? If he does, the Canadians need to review his record as Alberta premier.

Markham interviews US Department of Energy analyst Jennifer Downing, author of the recent report, "Pathways to Commercial Liftoff for Virtual Power Plants."

Markham interviews Justin Reynolds, CEO of Maharlika Carbon Technologies.

Markham interviews Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, about workers and the energy transition. Gil also took questions from the audience.

Markham interviews Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a national public policy think tank based in Ottawa.

Markham interviews law professor James Coleman of Southern Methodist University about his paper, “Policymaking by Proposal: How Agencies Are Transforming Industry Investment Long before Rules Can Be Tested in Court.”

Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis, EV analyst for Clean Energy Canada.

Markham interviews Rod Matthews is the co-founder and CEO of Brevian Energy, a renewable energy technology company based in California, and an experienced micro grid solution provider.

Markham interviews Christopher Doleman, LNG/Gas Specialist, Asia for US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Markham interviews Alberta dministrative law expert Mark Dorin.

Markham interviews a public interest lawyer he has interviewed many times about dysfunction in the AER.

Markham interviews Julia Selker, Executive Director of the WATT Coalition, about the US Department of Energy's “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Innovative Grid Deployment” report, which found that Grid Enhancing Technologies – dynamic line ratings, advanced power flow control and topology optimization – increase transmission capacity by making existing infrastructure more efficient.

Markham interviews Dr Phil Verleger:

• Ph.D. in Economics from MIT in 1971
• Worked in the Ford and Carter administrations 
• Taught at Yale University
•  VP in the Commodities Division at Drexel Burnham Lambert
• Taught at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary

Markham interviews Professor Bentley Allan, professor at Johns Hopkins University and a Transition Pathway Principal with Calgary-based Transition Accelerator. Bentley is also an expert on industrial strategy and policy.

Markham interviews Corey Cantor, a senior associate with BloomberNEF, about inflection points on the S-curve and the adoption of electric vehicles. Slow down in the global marketplace?

Markham interviews Professor Jared Wesley, University of Alberta, about his The Tyee article, "Why the UCP Is a Threat to Democracy."

Markham interviews Anders Hove, a member of the China Energy Research Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

Markham interviews Endri Lico, Principal Analyst, Global Wind Supply Chain and Technology of international consultancy Wood Mackenzie, and author of "Wind turbine technology evolution is diverging quickly between China and the rest of the world."

Markham interviews Dr. Mark Jaccard, noted energy and climate economist, and recently appointed Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission. 

Markham interviews Arvin Ganesan, CEO of US firm Fourth Power, which makes a utility-scale thermal battery technology that provides short- and long-duration energy storage for intermittent renewables.

Markham interviews Today I’ll be talking to Colin McKerracher, head of transport and automotive analysis at BloombergNEF

Markham interviews Oriana Skylar Mastro, a centre fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and courtesy assistant professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Dr. Mastro is the author of, "Upstart: How China Became a Great Power." 

Markham interviews the outspoken but very well-informed Joe Anglin, former Wildrose MLA from 2012 to 2014, head of the Lavesta Area Group that opposed costly transmission projects over the past 20 years, now a lawyer and consultant for companies hoping to build wind and solar projects in Alberta. 

Markham interviews Anik Islam, senior research associate at Smart Prosperity Institute about green and transition taxonomies for sustainable finance policy and regulations.

Markham interviews Professor Duane Bratt, political science, Mount Royal University.

Markham interviews Chandra Ramadurai, CEO of Efficiency Capital, whose company recently partnered with Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc. 

Journalist Markham Hislop interviews law professor Shaun Fluker, University of Calgary, about Liberal Leader Mark Carney's proposals to speed up big project approvals. Like pipelines or transmission lines.

Markham interviews Connor Watts, EV and battery analyst for Rethink Research. He joined us from the UK.

Markham interviews Krista Halttunen, a multi-disciplinary energy and climate change PhD researcher based at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London and co-author of, "What if we never run out of oil? From certainty of 'peak oil' to 'peak demand'”.

Markham interviews Dr. Ramez Elgammal, VP of Technology at The Coretec Group and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Tennessee.

Markham interviews Nick Eyre, professor Energy and Climate Policy at the Environmental Change Institute in the UK.

Markham interviews VP of Policy and Strategy Rachel Doran of Clean Energy Canada.

Markham interviews Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport for BloombergNEF.

Markham interviews Jason Wang, a senior analyst working on the Pembina Institute's electricity program, about the policy guidance the Alberta government provided to the Alberta Utilities Commission on February 28, 2024. 

Markham interviews Rana Adib, executive director of REN21 (a global “coalition of the willing” that wants to accelerate the development of renewable energy), who just returned from the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum.