

Energi Talks
Markham Hislop
Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.
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Jan 16, 2024 • 33min
Why 'carbon contracts for difference' may yet decarbonize Alberta oil and gas
Markham interviews Brendan Frank, policy development and analysis lead for Clean Prosperity.

Jan 15, 2024 • 49min
Uncertain future for LNG impeding Canadian expansion?
Markham interviews Anne-Sophie Corbeau, a Global Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Her CV is lengthy and impressive, including stints at the International Energy Agency and as head of gas analysis at supermajor BP.

Jan 12, 2024 • 51min
Canada's EV manufacturing progress: punching above its weight class
Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis, EV analyst for Clean Energy Canada.

Jan 12, 2024 • 37min
The Great Reallocation of capital from fossil fuels to clean energy
Markham interviews Kingsmill Bond, Rocky Mountain Institute, about his new report, The Great Reallocation.

Jan 11, 2024 • 30min
Software now defines autos, especially EVs
Markham interviews James Falkiner, technology analyst at IDTechEx.

Jan 8, 2024 • 23min
New electricity 'social bargain' should focus on managing demand, not building more generation
Markham interviews Dr. Brendan Haley, policy director for Efficiency Canada, the national voice for an energy efficient economy. He recently wrote an op-ed for Policy Options magazine titled, “A new deal for energy affordability and net-zero emissions.”

Jan 5, 2024 • 26min
BC EV-to-grid pilot tests using medium, heavy-duty vehicles to support grid
Markham interviews Rob Safrata, CEO of Coast to Coast Experiences, a tour company that uses electric buses and leader of the pilot project.

Jan 3, 2024 • 27min
US Dept of Energy bullish on virtual power plants for modern power grid
Markham interviews US Department of Energy analyst Jennifer Downing, author of the recent report, "Pathways to Commercial Liftoff for Virtual Power Plants."

Dec 28, 2023 • 38min
Alberta Auditor General says AER hasn't corrected even one of his concerns
Markham interviews Professor Shaun Fluker, University of Calgary law faculty, about his co-authored ABLAWG post, "Auditor General Updates Recommendations Unaddressed by the AER on the Effectiveness of Regulating Closure Liabilities in Conventional (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas."

Dec 27, 2023 • 44min
Alberta energy politics in 2023, a look ahead to 2024
Markham interviews Professor Duane Bratt, political science, Mount Royal University.