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Carbon Copy is a show about the technology, engineering and economics of a low carbon future. Join host, Dr. Mark Summers, as he dives into the topics and technology innovations that are critical to delivering sustainable environmental outcomes, attracting investment, and building a diversified, lo…

Emissions Reduction Alberta


    • Mar 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Episode 37: Unlocking Alberta's Mineral Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 49:10


    In this episode, we sat down with Chris Doornbos, President & CEO of E3 Lithium, to explore their mission, the breakthrough behind their selective extraction process, and the role of strategic funding in de-risking this transformative project.Learn More at e3lithium.ca

    Episode 36: A Path to Sustainable Energy - Pt .2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 34:28


    In this episode, we sat down with Jason de Jong, Consulting Energy Project Developer at Strathcona, who walks us through the challenges and breakthroughs shaping Alberta's carbon capture landscape and why continuous innovation is critical to achieving decarbonization in Alberta and beyond.To learn more, visit strathconaresources.com

    Episode 35: A Path to Sustainable Energy - Pt .1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 31:41


    In this episode, we sat down with Megan Bowen, the Sustainability Project Development Engineer at Strathcona Resources to discuss their cutting-edge carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, navigating complex regulatory landscapes, and the challenges of redefining an industry rooted in tradition while becoming a leader in carbon innovation.To learn more, visit strathconaresources.com

    Episode 34: A Guide to Energy Efficiency

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 38:00


    In this episode, we sit down with Parminder Sandhu, CEO and Managing Director of Enerva Energy Solutions, to discuss how the SEMI Program removes barriers, delivers real-world results, and makes energy efficiency attainable for businesses of all sizes.To learn more, visit eralberta.ca/semi

    Episode 33: CCUS Innovation in Alberta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 38:30


    In this episode, we sit down with James Fann, President and CEO of the International CCS Knowledge Center, to explore what it means for Canada to remain at the forefront of this industry, and why CCS is essential for a sustainable future.To learn more, visit ccsknowledge.com

    Episode 32: Funding BECCS Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 26:52


    In this episode, we speak with Andrew Hall, Managing Director and Head of the Carbon Market Advisory at TD Securities, about the world of project financing, carbon credits, green bonds, and how banks like TD are stepping in to support BECCS and other emissions-reducing initiatives.To learn more, visit TDSecurities.com

    Episode 31: A New Approach to BECCS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 27:22


    In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Rhone, Co-founder and CEO of CO280, about what makes a good CDR project and how CO280 is building partnerships to tackle the hardest part of the journey to net zero.To learn more, visit CO280.com

    Episode 30: Alberta's Bioenergy Advantage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 40:56


    In this episode, we speak with Jamie Stephen, Managing Director at TorchLight Bioresources, about the Alberta advantage for bioenergy, Torchlight's Rocky Mountain project, and keeping captured carbon safely stored for the long haul.

    Episode 29: Trees, Paper, & Pulp

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 40:18


    In this episode, we speak with Cal Dakin, Director of Innovation and Woodlands at Mercer Peace River, about sustainable forest management, mass timber construction, and the impact of forestry on the climateTo learn more, visit their website. 

    Episode 28: Enhancing Grid Stability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 28:30


    In this episode, we speak with Greg Conling, Vice President of Operations at ENMAX Energy, about their new Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine works, its impact on the grid, and the potential it holds for the future of sustainable energy production.To learn more, read their media release or visit their website. 

    Episode 27: Implementing Clean Energy Innovations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 32:40


    In this episode, we speak with Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations, about how to find funding for emissions reduction projects, how collaboration catalyzes change and the difference between Innovation and invention. To learn more and get in touch with Avatar, visit avatarinnovations.energy.

    Episode 26: Facilitating CleanTech Funding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 46:57


    In this episode, we speak with Tarek El Naggar, VC Associate at the Plug and Play Tech Centre, about the right moment for a startup to seek investment, navigating the investor community, and getting your clean tech project rolling. To learn more about the Plug and Play Tech Centre, visit https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/alberta/.

    Episode 25: Building a Green Prairie Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 30:22


    In this episode, we speak with Derek Armstrong, former Manager of Innovation Ecosystems at Prairies Economic Development Canada, about the barriers to innovation in Canada, what can be done to help companies overcome these barriers, and what makes the prairies a unique place to do business. Although Derek is no longer with Prairies Can, anyone interested in getting in touch can contact them here: https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development/corporate/contact.html.

    Episode 24: Empowering SMEs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 42:58


    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.

    GHGT-17: Carbon Capture Collaboration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 26:45


    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.

    Episode 23: Monitoring Methane from Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 42:49


    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.

    Episode 22: Scaling Startups and SMEs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 42:05


    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.

    Episode 21: Innovation at the Margins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 60:45


    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.

    Episode 20: Automation & Emissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 31:11


    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.

    Episode 19: Smarter Buildings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 29:52


    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.

    Episode 18: Women in Alberta's Energy Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 54:48


    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. 

    Episode 17: Money in Manure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 40:54


    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.

    Episode 16: Creating Cleaner Cement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 34:31


    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.

    Episode 15: Forests And Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 39:40


    In this episode, we talk to Cameron Jones, Co-founder and COO of Flash Forest, about using trees to capture carbon, creating seed pods to match ecosystems, and acting fast after forest fires.

    Episode 14: Singles and Doubles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 31:00


    In this episode, we talk to Scott Volk, technology and innovation lead at Tourmaline about converting diesel powered drilling rigs to run on cleaner fuels, using the same energy management software that controls renewable microgrids around the world.

    Episode 13: A Big Ugly Battery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 35:10


    In this episode, we talk to Neil Camarta, co-founder of Enlighten, about stumbling on a way to produce and store a near-zero emissions energy source while developing a cost-effective, low-sulphur marine fuel.

    Episode 12: All About the People

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 41:16


    In this episode, we talk to ERA's outgoing CEO, Steve MacDonald, about his six-plus years leading the organization and his lasting legacy of people and projects. 

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    Episode 11: Making Sense of Data with AI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 36:14


    In this episode, we talk to Benjamin Kemp from Ambyint about artificial intelligence and its role in lowering costs and streamlining operations across our energy industry.

    Episode 10: Cleaning the World's Wastewater

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 26:14


    In this episode, we talk to Ben Sparrow from Saltworks about industrial waste water treatment, desalination, and pioneering the future of sustainable water.

    Episode 9: The Zero Carbon Grid — Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 41:03


    In the second of two parts, Mark explores electrical energy storage with Joe Zhou of Quidnet.

    Episode 8: The Zero Carbon Grid — Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 30:56


    In the first of two parts, Mark explores electrical energy storage with Chelsea Donelon and Dan Martin of Transalta Energy.

    Episode 7: Rethinking Hydropower

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 34:58


    In this episode, we talk with Gia Schneider from Natel Energy about a new kind of hydropower, built around a new kind of turbine.  

    Episode 6: Storing Emissions in Roads, Bridges, and Buildings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 30:55


    In this episode, we talk with Rob Niven from CarbonCure about the future of concrete and how we build.

    Episode 5: The Energy Beneath Our Feet — Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 27:58


    In the second of two parts, Mark explores geothermal and the energy beneath our feet with John Redfern of Eavor Technologies

    Episode 4: The Energy Beneath Our Feet — Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020


    In the first of two parts, Mark explores thief zones and the energy beneath our feet with Julian Ortiz from ConocoPhillips.

    Episode 3: Battling the Burps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020


    In this episode, we talk with consultant Karen Haugen-Kozyra about methane, cows, and how the beef industry is lowering emissions by battling the burps

    Special Episode: Grand Challenge Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019


    In this special episode, Mark talks with Elizabeth Shirt, Executive Director of Policy and Strategy with Emissions Reduction Alberta, about the vision and history of ERA’s Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses.

    Episode 2: Unlocking Hydrogen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019


    In this episode we learn how to unlock the power hidden inside the most abundant element in the universe; hydrogen. Mark discusses hydrogen fuel cells and the future of transportation with energy system expert Dr. David Layzell.

    Episode 1: The capture and use of carbon dioxide

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2019 40:39


    In this first episode of Carbon Copy we learn about the capture and use of carbon dioxide. Mark talks with Issam Dairanieh, Operating Partner at Ascent Capital Holdings; Apoorv Sinha, President of Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc.; and Brett Henkel, Vice President of Strategic Accounts & Government Affairs for Inventys.

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