The Sustainability Agenda

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

The Sustainability Agenda Episode 89
23 min

Transforming CO2 into value: The technology enabling low-carbon building materials

Apoorv Sinha of Carbon Upcycling Technologies joins Ryan Fan, Managing Director and Vice Chair, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets to discuss how carbon dioxide can be used as a resource to cement the foundation for a low-carbon economy and the role it can play in industrial decarbonization.

Ryan FanApoorv Sinha
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Ryan Fan, Apoorv Sinha

The Sustainability Agenda Episode 88
18 min

Bridging the divide: Venture capital investments and climate tech

David Janashvili of CIBC Capital Markets joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the potential implications of Trump’s second term on venture capital investment for US climate tech startups, how companies are adapting access to capital, and what our clients need to know as they engage in this space.

Tom HeintzmanDavid Janashvili
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Tom Heintzman, David Janashvili