Brook Papau is the Co-Founder and CEO of Orennia.

Orennia is your all-in-one platform for accurate data, predictive analytics and actionable insights across the energy transition.

Make more efficient capital-allocation decisions and maximize returns across the solar, wind, storage, power, RNG, CCUS, clean fuels and hydrogen sectors. The technology that powers Orennia’s platform delivers an unparalleled experience, distilling information into actionable insights to give you a competitive edge.

Takeaways

• The evolution of RS Energy as a business and exiting for $1B
• Lessons from a decade at RS Energy
• Orennia genesis story
• The $2.5 trillion opportunity with renewables
• Ground truths in renewables which can be a polarizing subject
• Regional dynamics for energy (ie. wind versus solar)
• Orennia's AI strategy
• Building a strong culture
• Product differentiation and building a new category
• Dive deep into sales and thoughts on product
• Raising capital

Chapters

00:00 The RS Energy Journey

03:25 Lessons from a Decade at RS Energy

08:13 Successful Business Model Shifts

11:16 Genesis of a New Venture

16:05 The $2.5 Trillion Renewable Opportunity

19:31 Ground Truths in Renewables

22:37 Regional Dynamics of Energy Sources

25:29 Product Differentiation in Energy Data

27:40 Leveraging AI for Data Solutions

30:30 Navigating Capital Raising Challenges

33:18 Sales and Product Integration

35:01 Building a Collaborative Culture

39:00 Personal and Professional Excitements

40:12 Coping with Challenges as a Founder

Keywords

RS Energy, energy transition, technology company, renewable energy, capital raising, AI in energy, business model shift, Calgary tech ecosystem, data analytics, founder mindset