Episode 7: Rethinking Hydropower

In this episode we speak with Samantha Irwin, manager at Exergy Solutions, about our partnership on the Barriers to Commercialization study, the ecosystem of groups supporting innovation in Alberta, and how to get great ideas out into the world.

In this episode, we talk to Tim Dixon, head of IEAGHG, to learn more about the Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT) conference; the foremost event on greenhouse gas mitigation technologies. GHGT-17 takes place in Calgary  in October, 2024, and is brought to you by Emissions Reductions Alberta. We sat down to discuss the significance of this international event, explore cutting-edge advancements in CCUS technologies, and discuss how global partnerships are pivotal in achieving emission reduction targets.

In this episode, we speak with Stanley Opara, Solutions Architect at GHGSat, about how they’re using satellites to detect methane emissions at the facility level and the technology's potential on a global scale.

In this episode, we talk with Jeannette Jackson, CEO of Foresight, about accelerating cleantech solutions in Alberta and Canada by helping new ventures get to market and scale faster.

In this episode, we speak with Lisa Mueller, President and CEO of FutEra Power Corp, about evolving existing assets with new and innovative solutions to usher in a new era of clean energy that could spur an entirely new industry in the province.

In this episode, we talk with Nannette Ho-Covernton and Brian Van Vliet of Spartan Controls, about the power of automation, reducing emissions in industry, and hitting 100 million tonnes of reductions in Western Canada by 2030.

In this episode, we talk with Alan Zurakowski, Senior VP of Strategic Alliances at Shift Energy, about using software to make hardware more efficient, integrating with new and old systems, and how to balance the needs of a lot of people using buildings in different ways.

Inspired by the Women in Energy Transformation Series, this episode of Carbon Copy is a first-of-its-kind podcast that features a discussion with four leaders in Alberta's clean-tech sector.Host Isabella Tarasco, Strategic Initiatives + Programs Manager with Emissions Reduction Alberta, spoke with Vanessa White, Director, Renewable + Alternative Energy at Alberta Innovates, Heather Stephens, Chief Operating Officer of Emissions Reduction Alberta, and Ana Maria Radu, Senior Manager, Climate Policy at TC Energy. 

In this episode, we talk with Karen Schuett, co-founder and CEO of Livestock Water Recycling, about a technology we can use to make our farms more sustainable by extracting micronutrients from waste and creating clean water economically.

In this episode we talk with Stephanie Voysey, Head of Sustainability and Environment for Western Canada with Lafarge Canada, about decarbonizing cement production and turning limestone into skyscrapers.