The Sustainability Agenda

The Sustainability Agenda Episode 95
22 min

Unlocking nuclear power innovation and expertise

James Scongack of Bruce Power joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the opportunities for nuclear power innovation and expertise to meet rising electricity demand, including lessons learned from a multi-billion-dollar reactor refurbishment program and from partnerships with Indigenous stakeholders that will help to expand new nuclear capacity for the future.

Tom HeintzmanJames Scongack
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Tom Heintzman, James Scongack

The Sustainability Agenda Episode 92
20 min

Battery storage systems: The innovations empowering our clean energy future

Rob Alexander of AlumaPower joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss battery storage systems, including the advances in battery storage technology, the use cases for zero-emissions long duration energy sources to meet rising electricity demand, and where the industry is headed.

Tom HeintzmanRob Alexander
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Tom Heintzman, Rob Alexander

The Sustainability Agenda Episode 91
24 min

Powering forward: AI-driven approaches to grid management

Josh Wong of ThinkLabs AI joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss AI-driven approaches to grid management, including how this is helping to overcome traditional challenges to energy distribution, examples of long term and real time applications, and the impact of this automation on energy transition.

Tom HeintzmanJosh Wong
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Tom Heintzman, Josh Wong

The Sustainability Agenda Episode 90
23 min

Electricity Distribution: Investing today to solve gridlock

Teresa Sarkesian of the Electricity Distributors Association joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss electricity distribution, including the ways in which the demands on the distribution grid are changing, how local hydro utilities are navigating these challenges, and where the capital for grid modernization is coming from.

Tom HeintzmanTeresa Sarkesian
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Tom Heintzman, Teresa Sarkesian