Entries by ARC Energy Research Institute

Renewable Energy: A Conversation with Dan Balaban from Greengate Power

Canada’s largest solar farm is coming to Alberta! This week our guest is Dan Balaban, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Greengate Power.  Under Dan’s leadership, Greengate has developed $1 billion or 450 MW of producing renewable energy projects in Alberta. His company is currently developing the large Travers Solar Energy project in southern […]

Consolidation Gains Momentum in Canada’s Oil Patch

As we woke up Sunday morning, the news was about Cenovus and Husky’s plan to merge and create a new “resilient intergraded energy leader.”  The consolidation wave has been gaining momentum in Canada’s oil patch for some time, but this is the biggest announcement yet. On this week’s episode, Peter and Jackie analyze the drivers […]

Daniel Yergin on “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations”

This week’s guest is Daniel Yergin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and authority on everything energy. We discuss Dan’s new book “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations.” Here are some of the questions that Peter and Jackie asked him: How has the US shale revolution changed the global energy order?  Is the […]

Musings about Energy Policy and Net-Zero Targets

On this week’s episode we discuss Alberta’s recently released “Natural Gas Vision and Strategy”  that outlines petrochemicals, LNG, hydrogen, and plastic recycling as priorities for the government. We also talk about the province’s announcement around developing geothermal regulation. Next up, we consider the implications to lending and investing now that some banks are targeting net-zero emissions across their […]