Powering Sustainable Ideas
Episodes
The challenger turning DAC’s water problem on its head
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
They extract CO2 direct from the air, but direct air capture technologies typically drink up massive quantities of water and energy while doing so. An...
Beyond the Headlines: Oil, Inflation and Market Risk
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raise the prospect of a more prolonged energy shock, how should investors think about the implications for...
How sustainable finance is evolving to reflect new global realities
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As electricity demand surges, geopolitical risks increase, and the physical impacts of climate change escalate, how are investors responding? In this ...
Every Electron Counts: Opportunities in an Energy-Hungry Future
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The industry is going all-out to put new energy on the grid. The spike in projected demand will boost every type of generation. But how will renewable...
How linking itself to 3 global megatrends paid off for IMI
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
IMI has notched up an enviable three-year growth record. Now the engineering group is raising the bar, setting itself higher margin targets. In this e...
Mainstream buyers reshape the carbon removal market
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is now the right time to jump into carbon removals? Moderated by Brian Hong, Director of Environmental Market Solutions at RBC Capital Markets, this e...
Energy and mining sectors race to feed unprecedented demand
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As rocketing demand growth collides with real supply constraints, how can energy, power, and mining players fund and deliver the large-scale projects ...
Today’s climate tech CEOs on their road to profit and expansion
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to turn a climate tech start-up into a fully-fledged, profitable business? For RBC Capital Markets’ Climate Week CEO summit, four ...
Innovators driving decarbonization in heavy industry
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Paul Betts, Co-Head of European M&A at RBC Capital Markets, moderates a panel on Europe's battery va...
Sustainable Energy Transition: Batteries, EVs, and Global Markets
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Paul Betts, Co-Head of European M&A at RBC Capital Markets, moderates a panel on Europe's battery va...
Meeting AI's energy demands: challenges and opportunities
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Alex Thomas, Managing Director, Investment Banking at RBC, leads a panel exploring AI-driven energy dema...
Driving energy security: Challenges and opportunities
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the RBC Energy Transition Conference 2025, Biraj Borkhataria, Global Head of Energy Transition Research at RBC, moderates a panel on energy securit...
What’s driving the EV slowdown?
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While some point to culture wars and range anxiety, the real story behind the electric vehicle (EV) slowdown may lie in the used car market. Tom Naray...
How Canada is leading the global nuclear energy comeback
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While nuclear energy has long been recognized for its potential to deliver clean and reliable power, its adoption has faced challenges. Ontario is add...
How Svante plans to deploy 100 carbon capture plants per year
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While carbon capture has long promised to transform industrial emissions, deployment has been hampered by cost and scalability challenges. Svante aims...
EQT's innovation is transforming natural gas investment
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natural gas markets are experiencing structural shifts as demand from power generation and data centers creates new growth opportunities. Industry lea...
Grid reliability takes center stage as TransAlta eyes 2030s growth
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With over a century of power generation behind it, TransAlta Corporation is redefining its legacy for the energy transition era. The Canadian utility ...
How Emera is rising to meet shifting energy expectations
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid soaring electricity demand and the imperative for decarbonization, energy companies are also being expected to deliver reliable and affordable su...
Unlocking private capital for carbon removal – one mill at a time
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you design a carbon removal business around the needs of real industries and real customers – rather than new tech? CO280’s Nata...
Energy security is reshaping sustainable investing
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite political headwinds, targeted climate transition investments continue to show resilience while broader sustainable equity funds face challenge...
Building a capital strategy to support decarbonization at scale
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does a traditional oil and gas producer position itself to be simultaneously a leader in carbon capture and storage technology? In this episode of...
Tamboran’s strategy to unlock Australia’s natural gas potential
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's energy landscape is experiencing a transformation as unconventional gas development moves from exploration to commercial production. How a...
Waste heat recovery powers Zibi's sustainable future
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At RBC’s 2024 Carbon Conference, Sarah Thompson, Global Head of Sustainable Finance at RBC Capital Markets, sat down with Lee Hodgkinson, Head of Su...
Deep Sky leads the charge in scaling direct air carbon removal
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At RBC’s Carbon Markets Conference in partnership with ClearBlue Markets, Sarah Thompson, Global Head of Sustainable Finance at RBC Capital Markets,...
Navigating a rapidly evolving sustainable finance landscape
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors and corporates continue to advance their sustainability strategies despite an increasingly complex and dynamic macroeconomic, geopolitical a...
ION Clean Energy’s carbon capture system promises a solution that sticks
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inefficiencies in carbon capture technologies and historically challenging economics have so far hampered their widespread adoption. ION Clean Energy ...
2025 Outlook: Energy Transition enters a new stage
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The global energy transition may be buffeted by political winds, but its progress is unstoppable. With new data revealing investment soared past $2 tr...
Could Canada be a global leader in the carbon removal industry?
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the recent Energy Disruptors UNITE Summit, Damien Steel, CEO of Deep Sky, spoke about the promise of carbon removal technology, and why he believes...
Leveraging the potential of nuclear energy for decarbonization
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Canada has set ambitious net zero goals in the years leading up to 2050. Nuclear powerproduces no carbon emissions and provides reliable, low-cost ene...
Can we meet the energy demands of AI?
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While artificial intelligence is poised to change many aspects of our lives, it will also require an enormous amount of energy. How will we balance th...
Can Carbon Credits Accelerate the Carbon Reduction Effort?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2020, a host of carbon reduction companies have emerged to supportnet zero efforts. Their challenge is not only to prove their technologies aree...
How Battery Tech and Chemistry are Expected to Evolve
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At RBC’s Battery Value Chain Conference, Tom Narayan, Global Autos and Auto Parts Analyst, hosts a group of industry experts to discuss the evolutio...
The Quiet Revolution in the UK Charging Network
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Players in the UK electric vehicle charging space discuss the evolution of the charging network and prospects for the market at RBC's Battery Conferen...
Why Airlines Should Invest in SAF Now
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation with RBC Capital Markets’ Erwan Kerouredan, Jonathan Counsell, Head of Sustainability at IAG, explains why he believes sustainable...
A Mission to Power Change by Changing Power
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can the energy transition keep up with soaring demand? Capital Power and its leadership aim to help ensure it can. In this episode, President and CEO ...
Emera’s Interconnected Approach to Decarbonization
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emera, a diversified energy company headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada who's business includes a portfolio of high quality utilities, is acceleratin...
As Gas Demand Grows, Can Production Get Cleaner?
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gas requirements are growing, but there's no gas without compression. Archrock, a 70 year old energy infrastructure company, provides these compressio...
Part 3: Achieving Net Zero Across the Entire Energy Mix
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a panel hosted by Ed Golder, Head of European Utilities & Renewables at RBC Capital Markets, experts including Hanns Koenig, Managing Director ...
Part 4: Investing In Emerging Energy Transition Technologies
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a discussion on Germany’s energy’s transition related to investing in emerging energy transition technologies and moderated by Andrea Gerhaüss...
Part 2: Opportunities and Challenges of Germany's Industrial Decarbonization
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a discussion on Germany’s decarbonisation opportunities & challenges moderated by Ralph Ibendahl, Head, EMEA Transition, RBC Capital Markets ...
Part 1: Navigating the Energy Transition in Germany - Kunal Chandra
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a keynote address during RBC Capital Markets' recent Energy Transition series focusing on Germany, Kunal Chandra, Chief Strategy and Sustainability...
Auto transformation
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the twelve episode of the Energy Transition series, Tom Narayan, Autos Analyst at RBC Capital markets hosts a discussion with included Nakul ...
The Role of Renewable Grids
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can electricity grids adapt to become more dynamic as we move to increased renewables penetration as part of the energy transition?
Insurance, Climate Change and the Energy Transition
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are few industries that have seen its financial results as directly impacted by climate related losses as the insurance industry in recent years...
Digitization in the Energy Sector
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digitalization has the potential to transform the oil & gas industry, from streamlining processes to enhancing operational performance and safety....
Consumer Sector's Approach to the Energy Transition
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the key obstacles to the energy transition? How dependable is renewable energy compared to old school fossil fuel energy? And what is a reali...
Opportunities and Challenges for Renewable Natural Gas
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the opportunities and challenges for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)? How important is legislation for adoption and will consumer demand acceler...
PPAs and Financing Renewable Developments
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To help accelerate the energy transition, focusing on the financing of the renewable developments and the increasing role of Power Purchase Agreement ...
Exploring Hydrogen Mobility
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the different modes of mobility that would be most adequate for hydrogen applications and what would a reasonable adoption timeframe look lik...
The role of the grid in delivering net zero
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What role can grids play in delivering net zero? Hosted by Anthony Ianno, Global Co-Head of Power, Utilities and Infrastructure he is joined by Nicola...
The Role of Renewable Fuels
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What role can renewable fuels play to help decarbonise industries such as aviation and reach emissionstargets? Hear from host Biraj Borkhataria, Deput...
Exploring the Hydrogen Economy
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Hydrogen looks set toplay a key role in a cleaner economy globally over time, Biraj Borkhartaria,Deputy Head of Research and John Musk, Utilities E...
Carbon Capture, Use and Storage - The opportunities, limitations and economics
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is carbon capture seen as a 'best of both worlds' technology and what is needed to acceleratedevelopment and reduce costs. Hear from Biraj B...