Energi Talks
Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.
Latest episodes
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.
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.”
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."
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.
Dec 17, 2024 • 27min
Canada doubles down on clean electricity generation
Markham interviews Fernando Melo, federal director for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
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.
Dec 17, 2024 • 37min
Combustion of oil and gas giving way to high efficiency of electricity
Markham interviews Nick Eyre, professor Energy and Climate Policy at the Environmental Change Institute in the UK.
Dec 17, 2024 • 20min
Global auto industry disrupted by China's soaring EV-makers
Markham interviews Colin McKerracher, BloombergNEF’s head of clean transport.
Dec 17, 2024 • 45min
Biofuels a great pivot for oil companies
Markham interviews Dr. Werner Antweiler, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia, about his recent CD Howe Institute policy brief titled, Scaling Up: The Promise and Perils of Canada’s Biofuels Strategy.
Dec 12, 2024 • 51min
New Alberta power sector rules still deeply flawed
Markham interviews energy economist Dave Gray.
