Carbon Copy
Episodes
Episode 41: The Future of Rail
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we sat down with Kyle Mulligan, Assistant Vice President of Operations Technology at CPKC, to talk about the inspiration behind their...
Episode 40: Shell’s CCS Journey
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sat down with Bernhard Koudelka, Shell’s Vice President of Carbon Capture and Storage, to talk about the global state of CCS, wh...
Episode 39: How ERA Maps the Future
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Craig Werner, Director of Partnerships and Engagement, Chris Owttirm, Executive Director of Technology and Innovation, and Isabella T...
Episode 38: Methane Monitoring Reimagined
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sat down with Thomas McArthur, Chief Operating Officer at Kuva Systems, to talk about how the technology works, what they've ...
Episode 37: Unlocking Alberta’s Mineral Potential
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sat down with Chris Doornbos, President & CEO of E3 Lithium, to explore their mission, the breakthrough behind their selective...
Episode 36: A Path to Sustainable Energy - Pt .2
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sat down with Jason de Jong, Consulting Energy Project Developer at Strathcona, who walks us through the challenges and breakthrou...
Episode 35: A Path to Sustainable Energy - Pt .1
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sat down with Megan Bowen, the Sustainability Project Development Engineer at Strathcona Resources to discuss their cutting-edge c...
Episode 34: A Guide to Energy Efficiency
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Parminder Sandhu, CEO and Managing Director of Enerva Energy Solutions, to discuss how the SEMI Program removes barr...
Episode 33: CCUS Innovation in Alberta
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 rema...
Episode 32: Funding BECCS Innovation
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fina...
Episode 31: A New Approach to BECCS
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 30: Alberta's Bioenergy Advantage
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Jamie Stephen, Managing Director at TorchLight Bioresources, about the Alberta advantage for bioenergy, Torchlight&apos...
Episode 29: Trees, Paper, & Pulp
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Cal Dakin, Director of Innovation and Woodlands at Mercer Peace River, about sustainable forest management, mass timber...
Episode 28: Enhancing Grid Stability
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Greg Conlin, Vice President of Operations at ENMAX Energy, about how their new Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine works, its i...
Episode 27: Implementing Clean Energy Innovations
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations, about how to find funding for emissions reduction projects,...
Episode 26: Facilitating CleanTech Funding
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 25: Building a Green Prairie Economy
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Derek Armstrong, former Manager of Innovation Ecosystems at Prairies Economic Development Canada, about the barriers to...
Episode 24: Empowering SMEs
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Samantha Irwin, manager at Exergy Solutions, about our partnership on the Barriers to Commercialization study, the ecosy...
GHGT-17: Carbon Capture Collaboration
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Tim Dixon, head of IEAGHG, to learn more about the Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT) conference; the foremost eve...
Episode 23: Monitoring Methane from Space
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Stanley Opara, Solutions Architect at GHGSat, about how they’re using satellites to detect methane emissions at the f...
Episode 22: Scaling Startups and SMEs
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Jeannette Jackson, CEO of Foresight, about accelerating cleantech solutions in Alberta and Canada by helping new venture...
Episode 21: Innovation at the Margins
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Lisa Mueller, President and CEO of FutEra Power Corp, about evolving existing assets with new and innovative solutions ...
Episode 20: Automation & Emissions
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Nannette Ho-Covernton and Brian Van Vliet of Spartan Controls, about the power of automation, reducing emissions in indu...
Episode 19: Smarter Buildings
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Alan Zurakowski, Senior VP of Strategic Alliances at Shift Energy, about using software to make hardware more efficient,...
Episode 18: Women in Alberta's Energy Transformation
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 17: Money in Manure
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 sus...
Episode 16: Creating Cleaner Cement
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Stephanie Voysey, Head of Sustainability and Environment for Western Canada with Lafarge Canada, about decarbonizing ceme...
Episode 15: Forests And Trees
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ecosys...
Episode 14: Singles and Doubles
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Scott Volk, technology and innovation lead at Tourmaline about converting diesel powered drilling rigs to run on cleaner f...
Episode 13: A Big Ugly Battery
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Episode 12: All About the People
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 peop...
Episode 11: Making Sense of Data with AI
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Benjamin Kemp from Ambyint about artificial intelligence and its role in lowering costs and streamlining operations across...
Episode 10: Cleaning the World's Wastewater
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Ben Sparrow from Saltworks about industrial waste water treatment, desalination, and pioneering the future of sustainable ...
Episode 9: The Zero Carbon Grid - Pt. 2
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of two parts, Mark explores electrical energy storage with Joe Zhou of Quidnet.
Episode 8: The Zero Carbon Grid - Pt. 1
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of two parts, Mark explores electrical energy storage with Chelsea Donelon and Dan Martin of Transalta Energy.
Episode 7: Rethinking Hydropower
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Gia Schneider from Natel Energy about a new kind of hydropower, built around a new kind of turbine.Â
Episode 6: Storing Emissions in Roads, Bridges, and Buildings
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with consultant Karen Haugen-Kozyra about methane, cows, and how the beef industry is lowering emissions by battling the burp...
Special Episode: Grand Challenge Retrospective
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Mark talks with Elizabeth Shirt, Executive Director of Policy and Strategy with Emissions Reduction Alberta, about the vision...
Episode 2: Unlocking Hydrogen
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 1: The capture and use of carbon dioxide
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ascen...