Energi Talks

Markham Hislop
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Jun 7, 2021 • 33min

Hydro's main value is not electricity generation, but storage for renewables

Markham interviews Emil Dimanchev, PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, about his co-authored paper, “The role of hydropower reservoirs in deep decarbonization policy,” recently published in the journal Science Direct.
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May 27, 2021 • 46min

Canadian greenhouse gas dilemma: What to do about Alberta?

Markham interviews Dr. Douglas Macdonald, senior lecturer emeritus, School of the Environment, University of Toronto, about his book, CARBON PROVINCE, HYDRO PROVINCE: THE CHALLENGE OF CANADIAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE FEDERALISM.
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May 13, 2021 • 28min

Uganda and the energy transition: Supporting sustainable diversification in Africa

Markham interviews US Energy Association acting executive director Sheila Hollis and senior program coordinator Elise Voorhis about the agency's recent work helping Uganda modernize and grow the country's electricity system.
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Apr 27, 2021 • 25min

TD Bank study says 50%-75% of Canadian oil/gas workers could lose jobs by 2050

Markham interviews TD Economics economist Francis Fong, co-author of "Don’t Let History Repeat: Canada’s Energy Sector Transition and the Potential Impact on Workers.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 28min

Decarbonization pathways for Latin America

Markham interviews Dr. Chris Bataille, an associate researcher at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, located in Paris.
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Mar 30, 2021 • 27min

Rooftop solar economics: cost vs. value

Markham interviews Behnam Zakeri, research scholar with the Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group about his co-authored paper, "Policy options for enhancing economic profitability of residential solar photovoltaic with battery energy storage."
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Mar 28, 2021 • 34min

India faces big decarbonization challenges - study

Markham interviews economist Dr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi of India's Council on Energy, Environment, and Water about his recent paper, "Peaking and Net-Zero for India’s Energy Sector CO2 Emission."
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Mar 24, 2021 • 39min

Geeking out on innovation diffusion theory

Markham interviews Dr. Christina Hoicka, associate professor in sustainable energy economics, about her team's work developing a model to explain the diffusion of low-carbon innovations.
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Mar 19, 2021 • 26min

Ontario's broken electricity system

Markham interviews Prof. Mark Winfield, an expert in sustainable energy and environmental policy, about the crisis in Ontario's electricity, including the absence of provincial government climate and energy policy.
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Mar 11, 2021 • 26min

Coming soon: The electric utility of the future

Markham interviews utility veteran Val Jensen about the electric utility of the future. New technologies, changing consumer needs, and climate policies are just some of the forces transforming the current utility business model.

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