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Jan 15, 2025 • 39min

Over-generate with wind, solar to keep gas in the Alberta grid

Markham interviews Kristina Pearson about her paper, co-authored with Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary, titled “The mid-transition in the electricity sector: impacts of growing wind and solar electricity on generation costs and natural gas generation in Alberta.”
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Jan 13, 2025 • 25min

Electrification will increasingly drive US economy, but where will the power come from?

Markham interviews Eddie Soleymani and Shidan Gouran, founders of Bluesphere Ventures, a venture capital firm that funds and nurtures startups addressing America’s escalating energy demands. It brings together industry-leading entrepreneurs and experts to develop solutions across energy storage, clean energy marketplaces, carbon capture, and renewable energy credit systems.
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Jan 6, 2025 • 1h 1min

AER's outrageous oil sands spill reporting errors subject of new paper

Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Timoney, who has spent most of his career studying the ecological impact of the oil sands, about his recently published paper, “Regulatory failure to monitor and manage the impacts of tailings spills, Alberta, Canada," in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
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Jan 2, 2025 • 38min

Demand is skyrocketing...where will US get the electricity it needs?

Markham interviews Rob Gramlich of Washington-based Grid Strategies LLC.
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Dec 26, 2024 • 44min

Arrogance, complacency behind legacy automakers' failure in China

Markham interviews Bill Russo, formerly Chrysler’s top executive in China and now an EV consultant with his firm Automobility. 
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Dec 26, 2024 • 27min

Is solar's best opportunity at utility-scale or rooftops?

Markham interviews Prasanna Krishnan of Surya Energy Consulting and Andy Hira, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University about their new paper, “The macro view of solar policy: The case for supporting utility-scale power.”
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Dec 19, 2024 • 25min

E-fuels, biofuels have plenty of promise and hurdles

Markham interviews Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, author of the new  report, "Sustainable Biofuels & E-Fuels Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Forecasts."
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Dec 19, 2024 • 33min

Rystad's long-term oil forecast: after 2030, it's all downhill

Markham interviews Jarand Rystad, founder and CEO of highly respected consulting firm Rystad Energy, which recently released a new report, Long-term Oil Macro Scenarios.
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Dec 17, 2024 • 27min

Canada doubles down on clean electricity generation

Markham interviews Fernando Melo, federal director for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
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Dec 17, 2024 • 47min

Ex-ENMAX CEO's new solar business model takes flight in New Zealand

Markham interviews former ENMAX CEO Gary Holden about Lodestone Energy.

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