Energi Talks

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Energi Talks episodes

November 01, 2022 Long-duration energy storage is ready to save the world
Markham interviews Chloe Herrera, an analyst at Lux Research who leads the Energy Storage team’s coverage of battery technology for electric vehicles and stationary storage.
39 min
October 31, 2022 The argument against hydrogen
Markham interviews Paul Martin, a chemical engineer with a 30 year history of working with hydrogen and a member of the Hydrogen Science Coalition.
34 min
October 19, 2022 Canada may suffer Europe-style energy crisis without action on electricity
Markham interviews Colin Guldimann, economist with RBC, and author of “The Price of Power: How to cut Canada's Net Zero electricity bill.” Link to the report: https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-price-of-power-how-to-cut-canadas-net-zero-electricity-bill/
45 min
October 09, 2022 Do hydrogen economics work? Yes, says expert
Link to the report David mentions during the interview: https://transitionaccelerator.ca/techno-economics-of-a-new-hydrogen-value-chain-supporting-heavy-duty-transport/
58 min
October 05, 2022 Oil/gas set for much more rapid decline than expected?
Link to study: https://www.cell.com/joule/pdf/S2542-4351(22)00410-X.pdf
35 min
October 04, 2022 Heavy, medium duty trucks will be electric in near future - US govt lab
Link: https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-projects-zero-emissions-medium-and-heavy-duty-electric-trucks-will-be-cheaper-diesel
36 min
October 03, 2022 Global clean energy capital spending was $750 Billion in 2021, headed higher
Markham interviews Ethan Zindler, head of Americas for BloombergNEF and lead author on a new report, "Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022: Tracking global investment in the low-carbon energy transition."
23 min
September 29, 2022 IEA says over 50% of global energy workers in Asia...is North America losing clean energy race?
Markham interviews Olivia Chen of the International Energy Agency about the recently released World Energy Employment report.
26 min
September 28, 2022 Can Canada get its clean electricity regulation right?
Markham interviews Dr. Mark Jaccard, director and distinguished professor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, and co-author of the Sept 23 Policy Options article, "Getting Canada’s proposed clean electricity regulations right to reverse our poor climate performance"?
36 min
September 28, 2022 The best battery strategy for North America may surprise you
Markham interviews Dr. Bentley Allan, research director at the Transition Accelerator and an associate professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He’s the lead author of “A Roadmap for Canada’s Battery Value Chain: Building a national strategy for critical minerals and green battery metals.”
31 min