Episodes

  • 392B. Energy Futures Lab - Depolarizing Energy Transition with Tristan Walker

    392B. Energy Futures Lab - Depolarizing Energy Transition with Tristan Walker
    Dec 17 2024
    This week we speak to Tristan Walker one of 40 people appointed as a fellow of The Energy Futures social innovation lab to have the hard conversations about how our energy systems can evolve to meet net-zero objectives. Tristan Walker of Massif Energy is working on the Alberta's Electricity Future initiative with a diverse group of Albertans. While the social sphere is dominated by polarization, and us-verses-them narratives the people in the lab from a wide cross section of society and industry come together to find common ground on some of the biggest issues of our time, such as how to get Alberta to net-zero. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast Learn more in our blog at GreenEnergyFutures.ca
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    4 mins
  • 392A. The Energy Futures Lab - Solving for Net-Zero Not Polarization

    392A. The Energy Futures Lab - Solving for Net-Zero Not Polarization
    Dec 11 2024
    The Energy Futures Lab is like a breath of fresh air in today’s polarized world, where meaningful discussions about real-world problems are scarce. Every year, they invite 40 talented individuals from various fields to join their mission and tackle some of the most challenging issues facing us, like how to get Alberta to net-zero emissions. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, we caught up with Maureen Kolla from the Energy Futures Lab and Tristan Walker, an energy consultant who’s part of the 40 fellows in 2024. Tristan is part of the Albertas Electricity Future group which is head up by Maureen Kolla and they recently released a vision for Alberta’s electricity future, and we’re excited to share it with you! GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast Learn more at GreenEnergyFutures.ca SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
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    4 mins
  • 391. FULL INTERVIEW with Trucked UP EVs YouTuber Simon Lindley

    391. FULL INTERVIEW with Trucked UP EVs YouTuber Simon Lindley
    Nov 22 2024
    Get totally TRUCKED UP! Simon Lindley, fed up with the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) surrounding electric vehicle (EV) trucks, decided to take matters into his own hands. He launched the Trucked Up EVs YouTube channel, where he’s on a mission to test the limits of these electric beasts, evaluate the charging infrastructure across Canada, and debunk some myths. I caught up with Simon at the very beginning of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. He was plugged into a BC Hydro DC Fast Charging station, charging his Ford F-150 Lightning at lightning speed. To truly understand the pros, cons, and challenges of touring with an EV truck, Simon embarked on an epic 24,000-kilometer cross-country adventure. He’s testing the limits of his EV, exploring the charging landscape across every province, and engaging with his viewers in local coffee shops to discuss the future of electric vehicles. This is Green Energy Futures’ David Dodge’s full interview with Simon (35 minutes). Don’t miss out! Subscribe to our channel today. Also, CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO feature (8 minutes) at https://youtu.be/sPgpl_qJwJk AND our short video (1 minute) at https://youtube.com/shorts/j9jWfk99z_k. For more IN-DEPTH CONTENT, visit GreenEnergyFutures.ca, where you’ll find our collection of 400 micro-documentaries.
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    40 mins
  • 391. Trucked Up EVs - An interview with YouTuber Simon Lindley

    391. Trucked Up EVs - An interview with YouTuber Simon Lindley
    Nov 20 2024
    I met Simon Lindley at Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. His passion for EV trucks inspired him to create a YouTube Channel called Trucked Up EVs to look into the good, the bad and the ugly of EV Trucks. He has a passion for busting myths and had just wrapped up a cross Canada tour on which he tested the limits of his Ford F150 Lightning and took stock on the charging infrastructure from province to province. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast Subscribe today! And see our blog at GreenEnergyFutures.ca
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    4 mins
  • 390. Electric School Bus Virtual Power Plants - It's happening

    390. Electric School Bus Virtual Power Plants - It's happening
    Nov 12 2024
    In a recent episode we talked to Jeremy Kureluk of Rental Bus Lines about how much they like their electric buses and how they hoped one day to connect them to a virtual power plant to feed electricity to the grid. Turns out this is already happening in Canada. Rob Safrata owns a tour bus company and he too wants to go electric. So he started FUSE Power Management, based in Vancouver, to set up the infrastruture and contracts needed to use electric buses as virtual power plants which would make going electric even more lucrative. Peaking power is valuable and fleets of electric buses that are parked during the evening peak electricity period could make revenue helping the grid when it needs electricity. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast See blog at GreenEnergyFutures.ca to learn more or subscribe to our video podcast on YouTube.
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    4 mins
  • 389. Electric School Bus in the Cold Canadian North

    389. Electric School Bus in the Cold Canadian North
    Nov 5 2024
    The wheels on this electric bus have been going around and around since 2017. We talk to Jeremy Kureluk of Rental Bus Lines based in Stony Plain, Alberta about owning and operating an electric school bus in the cold Canadian north. Turns out they love their electric buses and want more. We dive into all the questions you might have including range, winter performance, maintenance, and more. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Pocast
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    4 mins
  • 388. Energy Innovation Challenge winners to integrate solar, wind, EVs & batteries into Medicine Hat

    388. Energy Innovation Challenge winners to integrate solar, wind, EVs & batteries into Medicine Hat
    Oct 24 2024
    The ballots have been counted and the winners have been announced of the Energy Innovation Challenge hosted by Decentralised Energy Canada and the City of Medicine Hat. The winners were announced at the Decentralised Energy Canada Forum in Whistlers, British Columbia. (https://www.deforum.ca/) The winners solutions will be piloted on the Medicine Hat Grid to help integrate decentralized energy resources such as solar, wind, EVs, batteries and heat pumps. The solutions are a mix of software and hardware designed to use these resources to expand the capacity of the grid, provide cheap energy and better utilize existing underutilized 20th Century grid infrastructure. It's the first step in creating a resilient, affordable and reliable grid of the future. We talk to the winners from Edgecom Energy and Arcus Power. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast Subscribe today and lean more in our blog and YouTube Channel.
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    4 mins
  • 387. Integrating millions of EVs, solar and wind farms and batteries into our outdated grid

    387. Integrating millions of EVs, solar and wind farms and batteries into our outdated grid
    Oct 24 2024
    It's a ticking time bomb - how do we integrate millions of solar, wind and battery projects along with 250 million EVs by 2030 into our outdated 20th Century Grid? Old school utilities often think of building more power plants, distribution, and transmission, but that would cost too much and could never happen fast enough. At least part of the answer lies in software, AI and smart grid technologies. This week on Green Energy Futures we talk to Sabine Erlinghagen, the CEO of Siemens Grid Software about how to build the smart, affordable, resilient and reliable grid of the future. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
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    4 mins