The Sustainability Agenda

Mark Selby of the Canada Nickel Company joins host Tom Heintzman, to discuss the Crawford Nickel Project’s strategic importance to Canada’s critical minerals future and its nation-building resource development ambitions. They examine the role of electrifying mining operations, carbon capture through tailings carbonation, and the business case for domestic downstream processing to capture more of the value chain in Canada. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Geoffrey Bailey of Oncor joins host Tom Heintzman to discuss Texas’ response to surging electricity demand, particularly from data centers, ERCOT’s evolving approach to interconnection and transmission planning, and Oncor’s infrastructure expansion and grid innovations to support continued growth. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Paul Grod of Rodan Energy joins host, Tom Heintzman, to explore the role of demand response in managing decentralized power, including how commercial battery energy storage systems participate in electricity markets, and the benefits of connecting, dispatching, and coordinating distributed energy assets into a fully managed virtual power plant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Semih Oztreves of Zenobē Energy Limited joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to explore the pivotal role of battery energy storage systems in enhancing grid resilience, the challenges and opportunities facing developers, and the future outlook for the sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tyler Farrell of RMI joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss how U.S. grid operators are managing large load interconnection requests, including allocating the costs for large interconnections, how this phenomenon is shaping transmission investments, and why system-wide transmission planning is needed to make the wisest investments for the long term. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Daniel Sax of Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss why a Canadian space and defence company is developing micro nuclear reactors for remote and mission-critical applications, and how the case for resilient power can strengthen Canada’s energy security and sovereignty – from arctic development to lunar ambitions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Bernstein of Clean Prosperity joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss key provisions of the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding on industrial carbon pricing. They explore the agreement’s strengths, weaknesses, and market impacts, and whether it ‘makes the grade’ in advancing credible, long-term decarbonization for Alberta’s oil and gas sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Energy Shift hosts, James Wright and Ines Serrao, join Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss their observations and key takeaways from this year’s 3rd annual CIBC Electrification Summit which focused on North America’s electrification transformation amid unprecedented electricity demand. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Philippe Dunsky of Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss electrification policy and progress in Canada, and how the country can harness its clean electricity advantage to attract capital, drive industrial growth and enhance economic competitiveness. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jonathan Goldberg of Carbon Direct joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss key observations from this year’s CERAWeek energy conference, and why the most compelling investment opportunities sit at the intersection of AI proliferation and energy efficiency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.