In this episode Matt and Lisa talk to Rob Grand, the General Manager at ZooShare Biogas Co-operative. The ZooShare biogas plant is turning poo from the Toronto Zoo and inedible food waste into renewable power for the Ontario grid. The renewable energy co-operative is made up of 800+ members who have invested over $7 million into the biogas project. This process results in an annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 20,000 tonnes of CO2, and allows us to return valuable n...
Oct 26, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 81
In this episode Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz talk to Sarah Stadnyk , Manager of Business Development & Communications at the Canadian Biogas Association and Vincent Morales , Regulatory affairs at the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas about the Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations. The Clean Fuel Regulations program is transforming the transportation sector and our guests are here to break it down for you....
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 80
In this episode Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz talk to Samuel McDermott Technical Manager - Hydrogen and Cliff Crawford , Hydrogen Specialist at Enbridge Gas Distribution about hydrogen's current place in the energy market and where they believe it is headed, a special announcement regarding North America's first 100% hydrogen capable CHP system and they give some insight on the different ways they are exploring the use of hydrogen in the Enbridge business model....
Sep 28, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 79
In this episode Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz talk to John Gorman President and CEO at Canadian Nuclear Association and Doug Opseth Director, Generation Asset Management and Resource Planning at SaskPower about their SMR (Small Modular Reactor) project. SMRs are small reactors that are aimed at new markets to tackle global needs for safe, clean, economic energy. In Canada, this could mean new clean energy options for replacing coal, greening mining and improving energy security for remote communiti...
Sep 07, 2022•59 min
Lisa Katz and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is "Geoengineering".
Sep 02, 2022•43 min
Lisa Katz and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is "Online Shopping".
Aug 26, 2022•38 min
In this episode Lisa Katz and Alice Van Ngo talk to Mary Robinson Associate Dean Outreach, Equity & Diversity and Andrew J B Milne, PhD, Graduate Attributes Lecturer, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering about Women in Engineering (WiE) at the University of Waterloo about how UW WiE addresses the challenge of achieving gender diversity in the field of engineering, how UW's lessons learned & events mesh with CEM's 30 x 30 Initiatives for collaborative efforts. Women in Engineering (WiE...
Aug 24, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 77
In this episode Matt Lensink talks to Dr.Jemma Green Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Powerledger. Powerledger is a software and technology company that is working towards making renewable energy work in a more stable way, by having more responsive markets. Powerledger aims to lead the global democratisation of the energy market in a way where people have access to the energy they need, can participate directly in energy markets and improve their lives and the lives of others. www.powerledge...
Aug 10, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 76
In this episode Matt and Lisa talk to Robbie Laney, PE, PMP, the Chief Commercial Officer at Magnolia River. Magnolia River has four professional service Business Units that provide a host of solutions— from engineering, inspection, GIS, and GeoCurrent. Magnolia River has partnered with CEM engineering to support one of the largest natural gas distribution utilities in the southeast USA in the implementation of a comprehensive turn-key Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility. This project, when ful...
Jul 27, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 75
In this episode Matt and Lisa talk to Bengt Malmstrom, P.Eng., a Senior Mechanical Engineer at CEM engineering and a steam turbine expert. Bengt talks about his start in Sweden, his adventures in the USA and how he ended up in Canada and with CEM Engineering. He also dives deep into the workings of steam turbines.
Jul 20, 2022•44 min
Hydrogen is the topic of the day. We will highlight a handful of our podcasts that tackle the hydrogen boom we are currently seeing within the energy space from various perspectives. If you enjoy these segments please feel free to check out the full episode on our website at CEMeng.ca/podcast.
Jun 22, 2022•50 min•Ep. 74
Matt Lensink and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is "Student Debt".
Jun 10, 2022•29 min
Matt Lensink and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is "Reviving Extinct Species".
May 27, 2022•38 min•Ep. 74
In this episode Matt and Lisa talk to Daniel Cohen, the principal at Sona Energy Solutions. Sona Energy Solutions works directly with manufacturers, engineers, distribution channels, utility and labor partners to provide custom commercial energy saving solutions. sonaenergy.com
May 25, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 73
In this episode Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz talk to Jesson Bradshaw of Energy ogre. Energy Ogre was created to help Texans fully unlock the benefits of the competitive electricity market. Their experts have been involved with the Texas electricity market since well before it deregulated. They’ve built power plants, scheduled fuel and electricity, and even owned and managed electricity providers in the recent past. Their experience led them to build a better way for consumers to purchase electrici...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 72
In the second episode of Energy Radio Unhostile Takeover Matt talks to the CEO and Founder Mohamed El-Masri of PermianChain Technologies Inc. PermianChain Technologies is a Toronto-based start-up that is focused on bringing efficiencies of the blockchain to natural resources, starting with the oil and gas sector. The PermianChain platform delivers an open, secure and transparent natural resources marketplace powered by blockchain and smart contract. It will increase the efficiency of trading in ...
May 04, 2022•51 min•Ep. 72
In this episode Lisa talks to co-host Matt Lensink about a new energy venture into "Solar Thermal as a Service". Phoenix Solar Thermal Inc. This unique technology consists of concentrating solar collectors that produce high temperatures, providing heat and steam to replace fossil fuel. Produce steam or hot water and reduce your CO2 emissions. Phoenix Solar Thermal Inc. is the official North American partner of Absolison and an authorized distributor and manufacturer of Absolicon solar collectors...
Apr 27, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 71
Matt Lensink and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is Elon Musk buying Twitter.
Apr 22, 2022•31 min
In our very first Energy Radio Unhostile Takeover Matt talks to Paul Angerame, an Energy Infrastructure Executive at Avatu. Avatu advances projects, products, and ideas to support the needs of energy producers, suppliers, and consumers as they face a changing energy landscape. Avatu develops, owns and operates distributed energy resources focusing on storage as a grid stabilizing asset to be grown. http://www.avatu.io
Apr 20, 2022•53 min
In this episode Matt and Lisa talk with Energy and environment professional Mary Quintana. Mary is the Director, Asset Management & Utilities with engineering background, a Master's Degree in Technology Management (Telecommunications) and a Masters of Environment and Sustainability. Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) by the Association of Energy Engineers and LEED Green Associate certification. They dive deep in discussion about her ...
Apr 13, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 70
Matt Lensink and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is "Legalized Gambling".
Apr 11, 2022•28 min
Matt Lensink and Bill Davidson chat about current events in the energy industry and our faceoff topic is "Veganism".
Apr 01, 2022•27 min
Matt and Lisa talk to Mark Murray, MBA, Director Of Business Development and Morgan MacGregor, EIT, Business Development Professional at Liberty Utilities. Liberty is a regulated water, wastewater, natural gas, electric and propane/air utility company providing local utility management, service and support to small and mid-sized communities across North America.
Mar 30, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 69
In this episode Lisa Katz and Steve Quinlan talk to Sharleen Gatcha, the Founder and CEO of Women+Power, an organization that promotes Empowering women in Alberta’s power industry. Women+Power is a community developed for women of all levels of experience who work in or with Alberta’s power industry and was established to provide opportunities for members to connect with, support, inspire and recognize women to empower them to achieve their full potential both professionally and personally....
Mar 16, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 68
Lisa Katz and newcomer Bill Davidson discuss current events in the energy industry, and our Faceoff topic is "Mainstrem or Lamestream media?".
Mar 11, 2022•38 min•Ep. 68
Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz discuss current events in the energy industry, and our Faceoff topic is "Pros vs Cons of Zoos".
Mar 04, 2022•24 min•Ep. 67
Matt and Lisa talk to Glen Bailey, the Director North America Sales at Carbon Clean. Carbon Clean deliver cost-effective technology solutions to industrial carbon emitters to enable the capturing of CO2. As of November 2021, we have removed nearly 1.4 million metric tonnes of carbon from 44 facilities across the globe.
Mar 02, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 67
In this episode Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz talk to Bill Davidson the Director of Engineering at CEM Engineering about his career, chemical engineering, linguistics in communication and more...
Feb 16, 2022•53 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Matt Lensink and Lisa Katz discuss current events in the energy industry, and our Faceoff topic is "Pros vs Cons of Football".
Feb 11, 2022•28 min
In this episode Matt and Lisa talk to Kaitlyn Albertoli, the CEO and co-founder of Buzz Solutions about how they are "Safeguarding the World's Energy Infrastructure" with an AI powered software platform detecting faults in power line inspections. Kaitlyn shares some insight into how their software works, about how they use drones and helicopters in the inspection process and much more.
Feb 02, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 65
