Calgary utility hires university to create climate model for grid planning

Markham interviews Canadian economist Dr. Chris Bataille, who was in the room when US Climate Envoy John Podesta gave his momentous April 16 speech at the Columbia Global Energy Summit.

Kingsmill Bond of the Rocky Mountain Institute joins Markham and Energy Circle members to talk about his recent report, "The Race to the Top: Cleantech competition between China, Europe, and the United States.

Markham interviews Julia Selker, Executive Director of the WATT Coalition, about the US Department of Energy's “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Innovative Grid Deployment” report, which found that Grid Enhancing Technologies – dynamic line ratings, advanced power flow control and topology optimization – increase transmission capacity by making existing infrastructure more efficient.

Markham interviews MC Bouchard, the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program director.

Markham interviews senior research fellow Dr. Kong Chyong of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies about his new paper, “Burning the Bridge to Ostpolitik? Stress-Testing Europe’s Shift from Russian Gas to Renewables Using a Global Energy Model.”

Markham interviews John Redfern, CEO of Calgary-based Eavor Technologies.

Markham interviews Megan Gordon of Pembina Institute.

Markham interviews Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a national public policy think tank based in Ottawa.

Markham interviews Dan Forman of Copper Labs, an expert in energy usage and efficiency, as well as commercial and residential demand response.

Markham interviews Ryan Hledik, a principal with the Brattle Group, about a recent report on the potential for Virtual Power Plants in California.