Markham Hislop

Energi Talks

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Journalist Markham Hislop interviews leading energy experts from around the world about the energy transition and climate change.

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Markham Hislop

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Latest episode

Jan 22, 2026

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Episodes

The argument to keep Alberta electricity de-regulated 20.11.2024

Markham interviews Darren Chu, managing director of Alberta-based UTILITYNet.

Solar is bigger than Donald Trump 20.11.2024

Markham interviews Andries Wantenaar, Solar Analyst at Rethink Technology Research.

Texas' power grid a lot like Alberta's (not in a good way) 20.11.2024

Markham interviews Ed Hirs, energy economist with the University of Houston.

Alberta electricity retailer defends de-regulation 12.11.2024

Markham interviews Darren Chu, managing director of UTILITYNet, about his recent op-ed defending Alberta’s deregulated system, “Power in the Public Interest: Re-regulation and increased public ownership in Alberta’s electricity sector.”

Trump and American renewables...is there a small silver lining? 12.11.2024

Markham interviews Andries Wantenaar, Solar Analyst at Rethink Technology Research.

An insider's view of China's EV industry 09.11.2024

Markham interviews Alysha Webb, long-time freelance automotive journalist who pens the ChinaEV blog. 

Will Trump roll back Biden’s clean energy industrial policies? 09.11.2024

Markham interviews Rachel Doran, VP of policy and strategy for Clean Energy Canada.

Re-regulate the Alberta power grid? Yes, says the Alberta Federation of Labour 09.11.2024

Markham interviews Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, about the AFL's new report, Power in the Public Interest: Re-regulation and increased public ownership in Alberta’s electricity sector .

The role of gas in a renewables-heavy power grid 09.11.2024

Markham interviews UK-based energy journalist Seb Kennedy, who writes the newsletter Energy Flux and penned an article about the German grid titled “Value over volume: Gas-fired power demand is crashing, but its system value is soaring.” 

BC LNG economics just don't work 07.11.2024

Markham interviews Janetta McKenzie, Pembina’s Oil and Gas Program Manager; Tom Green, Senior Climate Policy Adviser, David Suzuki Foundation; and Maeve O’Connor, Analyst, Oil, Gas and Mining, Carbon Tracker, about the new report  Turning Tides: The economic risks of B.C.’s LNG expansion in a changing energy market .

Why won't Canada support GLIP's brilliant electric motor technology? 06.11.2024

Markham interviews David Joseph, CEO of GLIP Generation Corporation, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Interview with Hitachi Energy: United States is busy building grid of the future 05.11.2024

Markham interviews Debrup Das, head of Renewables, North America, Hitachi Energy.

Oil/gas emissions cap a problem...but not for the reasons you think 05.11.2024

Markham interviews Janetta McKenzie, manager of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program.

Carbon Upcycling is a cleantech superstar 02.11.2024

Markham interviews Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling's chief operating officer Juliane Kniebel.

Working from home really does cut greenhouse gas emissions 02.11.2024

Markham interviews Farzam Sepanta, Carleton University, co-author of “Quantifying the net impact of hybrid work on greenhouse gas emissions associated with workplace and residential energy consumption.”

Energi Talks Live! Life cycle assessment of clean energy technologies 02.11.2024

Markham interviews Michele Demers, CEO of US firm Boundless Impact Research & Analytics.

Hydrogen stationary power generation coming, but still costly 30.10.2024

Markham interviews UK-based IDTechX analyst Maia Benstead about her new report “Stationary Fuel Cell Markets 2025-2035: Technologies, Players & Forecasts,” which suggests that the stationary fuel cell market will exceed US$8 billion by 2035.  

The Ontario energy plan isn't much of a plan 30.10.2024

Markham interviews Prof. Mark Winfield, of York University's Environmental and Urban Change and co-chair of the Faculty's Sustainable Energy Initiative.

Dr. Joe Vipond in defence of the climate narrative 30.10.2024

Markham interviews Dr. Joe Vipond, a Calgary ER doctor and well-known climate activist, who asked to appear on Energi Talks to rebut the argument that we should stop talking about climate and focus instead on the energy transition. 

The energy conversation Alberta SHOULD be having 29.10.2024

Markham interviews Chris Severson-Baker, executive director, Pembina Institute, and co-author of a recent op-ed, “The new energy economy has arrived, and Canada must pay attention.”

Why battery prices are headed lower and lower 29.10.2024

Markham interviews Dr. Alex Holland, Research Director at UK-based IDTechEx and author of the new report,  “Li-ion Battery Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Applications, Outlooks and Forecasts.”

Energi Talks Live! 70 years of energy journalism with Llewellyn King 29.10.2024

Markham interviews Llewellyn King, host of the PBS "Whitehouse Chronicles" and veteran American energy journalist.

US EV charging, home energy management set to take off 25.10.2024

Markham interviews Shawn McLaughlin, CEO of Emporia Energy in Boulder, Colorado.

Canadian support for climate measures falls 14% 22.10.2024

Markham interviews David Coletto of Abacus Data about his recent survey that shows Canadian concern about climate change has dropped 14 points since last year due to worries about affordability.  Link:  https://abacusdata.ca/from-climate-action-to-immediate-relief/

Bitumen Beyond Combustion program building new centre in 2025 22.10.2024

Markham interviews Michael Kerr, executive director of the Advanced Hydrocarbons team at Alberta Innovates about its Bitumen Beyond Combustion program. 

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