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303A. Rigs to Renewables - How an Oil and Gas Guy Got Involved with Forever Energy Dec 16, 2021

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Jason Beacock went straight out of school to work on the rigs, drawn by the allure of high salaries. He loved the work but he always had a passion for renewable energy. Then the company he worked for pivoted to battery energy storage. Today ENEON, an Alberta-based company is installing battery systems all over Canada and the U.S. to help grids of all sizes optimize their use of renewable energy. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast episode 303A www.greenenergyfutures.ca

302B. A Net-Zero Canada Needs a Much Smarter Grid Dec 08, 2021

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Sure solar energy and wind power are already cheap and booming in Canada today, but for Canada to reach its net-zero goal we need to scale up our efforts 10-fold says Robert Hornung of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association of Canada. And to do that our grids and the policies that govern them need to get a whole lot smarter. This is part 2 in our series on Powering Canada's Journey to Net-Zero on the Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. Learn more in our blog at our web channel: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/net-zero-power-for-canada-solar-wind-and-energy-storage-can-do-it

302A. How Solar, Wind and Energy Storage can get Canada's Grid to Net-Zero Dec 01, 2021

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FULL INTERVIEW - Net-Zero Grid Part I – Solar and wind my be booming already, but the pace needs to ramp up ten-fold if Canada wants to transform its electricity grid to net-zero. We talk to Robert Hornung of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association about "Powering Canada's Journey to Net-Zero" a new report. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast

301B. 5 Solar Tipping Points - From Niche to Boom Part II Nov 25, 2021

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The first big subsidy-free solar project in Alberta, the first utility-scale solar project in B.C., the opening of the market to home solar - All tipping points in the evolution of solar in Alberta that led up to the solar boom that is going on today. We trace these tipping points with solar pioneer David Kelly of SkyFire energy who was there and led the ascent of solar in Alberta. CKUA Radio Green Energy Futures Podcast, Part II in our series. Learn more in the Green Energy Futures blog and see our video: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/from-niche-to-boom-david-kelly-and-skyfire-energy-20-years-of-solar

301A. From Niche to Boom - David Kelly and SkyFire Energy - 20 Years of Solar Nov 18, 2021

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In 20 years David Kelly went from being inspired by the potential of solar and eeking out a modest living selling small solar systems to becoming CEO of SkyFIre Energy a very successful solar company that has installed thousands of solar systems and is now at the center of a solar boom in Alberta. David Kelly is a solar pioneer in Canada - This is his story. Lean more greenenergyfutures.ca

#COP26TinyExplainer – Just Transition with Patrick Rondeau Nov 11, 2021

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With all the changes in the energy industry, automotive industry and even in the buildings industry required to meet climate targets labour groups say concrete actions are required to ensure there is a just transition for workers and communities. To find out how this can and should be done Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix talks to just transition specialist Patrick Rondeau of the Quebec Federation of Labour at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Follow our #COP26TinyExplainer series and learn more at TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca

#COP26TinyExplainer – The Federal-Municipal Black Hole with Allison Ashcroft Nov 09, 2021

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The federal government has big plans and cities and municipalities are where the climate action is - you'd think they need to work pretty closely together. But “It’s fairly limited,” Allison Ashcroft a veteran practitioner says. “Procedurally, there’s little to no direct engagement between ministers and elected officials,” nor between policy staff at key federal governments and practitioners in local government. Allison has worked with cities across Canada. She says closer collaboration could accelerate climate action significantly and dramatically reduce waste and redundancy. Mitchell Beer of The Energy Mix talks to Allison Ashcroft on this edition of #COP26TinyExplainers. Follow the series and learn more at theenergymix.com and greenenergyfutures.ca

5 – #COP26TinyExplainer – Faith and Just Transition with Karri Munn-Venn Nov 08, 2021

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Faith groups want accelerated action on climate change, but they also want a just transition. Mitchell Beer talks to Karri Munn-Venn of Citizens for Public Justice from Canada. They discuss social justice and the role of faith groups in fighting for climate action at COP26. The #COP26TinyExplainers series is a co-production of TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca

4 – #COP26TinyExplainers - Youth at COP26 - Sophia Mathur Nov 05, 2021

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#COP26TinyExplainers – Millions of youth around the world have been inspired and empowered by Greta Thunberg, the Swedish activist who started a world-wide #fridaysforfuture movement by protesting alone on the steps of the Swedish Parliament. Mitchell Beer talks to Sophia Mathur of Sudbury, Ontario. She was the first Canadian youth to participate in a climate strike, was a winner of the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award in 2019 along with Greta Thunberg and she's at COP26 pushing for action. The #COP26TinyExplainers series is a co-production of TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca

3 – #COP26TinyExplainer – Coal Phase-Out & Clean Energy Binnu Jeyakumar - HD Nov 04, 2021

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#COP26TinyExplainer – Coal Phase-Out & Clean Electricity Coal is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions so coal phase-out and replacing it with clean electricity generation is one of the big actions in reducing global emissions. Mitchell Beer talks to Binnu Jeyakumar of the Pembina Institute about coal phase-out in Canada and abroad and the importance of replacing it with clean energy. The #COP26TinyExplainers series is a co-production of TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca

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