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Reimagined Energy Podcast
A weekly renewable energy video podcast featuring interviews with influential experts, academia, businesses and organizations leading the way in sustainable business and clean technology. Hosted by Maria McGowan, topics will cover a wide range of renewable energy-related projects in a conversational, informative way. Each episode will be less than 30 minutes in length.
Episodes
76 episodes
Energy Security 101: How are electrical utilities managing energy security in Atlantic Canada?
In this episode of the Atlantica Fuel for Thought, Jonathan Alward discusses energy security in Atlantic Canada to better understand how electrical utilities are dealing with different energy security challenges today and into the future. Jonat...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:03
Insights from Smart Energy Halifax 2025
From game-changing clean tech to navigating shifting policies, the Smart Energy Halifax Conference brought Canada’s energy future into focus. 🔋🌱The Reimagined Energy Podcast attended this year's conference to hear from industry leaders d...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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39:00
Atlantic Canada's Hydrogen Future
What is the future of energy in Atlantic Canada? Derek Estabrook is with Michelle Robichaud of the Atlantica Centre for Energy, where they focus on the potential of green hydrogen as a transformati...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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38:05
Better Buildings: Smart Upgrades with The ReCover Initiative
🎧 Thinking about upgrading your building but unsure where to start? This episode is for you.Reimagined Energy sat down with Lorrie Rand, co-founder of the ReCover Initiative, to explore how a deep retrofit can boost your building’s perf...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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27:22
Inside HalifACT: The Bold Plan Powering Halifax’s Green Revolution
Halifax isn’t waiting for change — it’s making it happen.In this episode, Kevin Boutilier, Manager of Clean Energy at Halifax Regional Municipality, shares how the city is turning ambition into action through
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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19:14
Overcoming Hurdles in Atlantic Canada’s Hydrogen Economy
This conversation explores the headwinds and hurdles standing between Atlantic Canada’s vision to become a green energy powerhouse and the reality of where the hydrogen sector in the region is today. The episode discusses the region's unique ad...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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38:48
BioBurn: Turning Wood Waste Into Clean Energy
Let’s talk about a smarter way to handle waste—one that’s helping communities and the planet.Joe Lewis from BioBurn Pros Inc. breaks down how their cutting-edge biomass tech is doing more than ju...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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15:30
Atlantic Canada’s Hydrogen Export Potential
Guests: Trent Vichie of EverWind Fuels and Lukas SchuffelenThis conversation explores the potential of Atlan...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:59
Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles
Charging your electric vehicle (EV) while driving? Yes, you can technically charge an EV while driving through dynamic wireless charging (inductive charging), which uses magnetic fields to transfer energy from the road to the vehicle. In ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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25:54
Building Hydrogen Demand in Atlantic Canada
This episode of Atlantic Canada's Hydrogen Journey explores the potential of hydrogen as a clean energy source in Atlantic Canada and why hydrogen hubs could be the key to building a thriving domestic hydrogen market. The discussion highlights ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:39
Energy Trade 101: How does energy trade impact New England and Atlantic Canada?
In this episode of Atlantica's Fuel for Thought, Jonathan Alward discusses the critical role of energy trade in Atlantic Canada and New England with guests David Chaundy and Michael Pisiferi. They explore the current state of energy trade, its ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:06
The Hydrogen Opportunity in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada has the opportunity to transform and become a global leader in green hydrogen. With some of the best onshore and offshore wind resources in the world, ice-free deep-water ports, and growing demand for clean hydrogen in Europe, A...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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32:56
How Energy Storage is Becoming Canada's Superpower
Batteries Not Included? No problem. Energy can be stored in various forms other than batteries, there's pumped hydro, flywheel, compressed air, and thermal energy storage as well. The burgeoning field of energy storage in Canada is ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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15:06
Onshore Wind Fact Checking with Natural Forces
In this episode of the Atlantic Fuel for Thought podcast, Atlantica Centre for Energy’s Jonathan Alward and Natural Forces Robb Apold discuss the current state and future of wind energy in Atlantic Canada. They address misconceptions about wind...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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27:43
How Perovskite is a Solar Game-Changer
What is Perovskite, and why is it all the buzz in the solar industry?Generating solar energy with ink? Of course! Paul Pynn is a renewable energy entrepreneur who explains how perovskites—a crystalline structure that can be sy...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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23:07
How NSCC is Building a Sustainable Workforce
As renewable energy sectors, like wind and solar, expand in Nova Scotia, so does the need for a specialized workforce. In this episode of Reimagined Energy, host Maria McGowan is joined by three guests from Nova S...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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24:51
The Making of Strathcona County’s Hydrogen Powerhouse
Strathcona County is building their energy story by leading by example. Host Maria McGowan chats with Mayor Rod Frank of Strathcona County about this Alberta district’s significant role in energy production and sustainabi...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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13:48
How Parkland County is Exploring Energy Solutions
On the scale of the province of Alberta, Parkland County is small, but on the scale of their energy impact, they’re placing a big focus.Allan Gamble, Mayor of Parkland County, spoke to Maria McGowan of the
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Season 19
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Episode 3
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15:47
The Energy Shift: Innovations and Challenges in Battery Storage
This is the first in a series of recapping conversations about battery storage. These experts discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of energy storage solutions, challenges and advancements in battery technology, the importance of a circular ec...
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20:39
AI Meets Solar
In this episode of the Reimagined Energy Podcast, host Maria McGowan speaks with Noaa Cohn, a product manager at InRange, about the intersection of data, AI, and renewable energy. Noaa shares her journey from big data to the energy sector, high...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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25:22
Balancing the Grid: How Sympower Drives Demand Response
Demand response is not a new concept, but it has gained increased attention and development in recent years as the need for efficient energy management grows. ICYMI, demand response is where consumers can adjust their electricity usage in respo...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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Wind Power Using Electromagnetic Technology
Imagine a city skyline that has wind turbines on rooftops.Well, it is possible and according to one start-up can be a cost-benefit to developers and manufacturers to generate energy from the wind on their buildings. In this episod...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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18:29
Community-Driven Energy: Addressing Energy Poverty With Renewables
How can a small community become an international example of how to approach energy poverty? Say hello to Erika Shea, New Dawn Enterprises's dynamic President and CEO, and explore how this Cape Breton-based nonprofit social enterprise is pursui...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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18:56
How Sympower is Transforming Energy Flexibility
Energy flexibility refers to adjusting energy usage in response to supply and demand fluctuations. This can involve reducing energy use or shifting it to different times of the day based on external requests or conditions, ensuring that the sys...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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16:29
How Nova Scotia is Leading the Charge with Community Solar
The Community Solar Project in Nova Scotia is Canada's first subscription-based community solar program. Since its launch in March 2024, academics, industry, and the public have received it well. The program aims to increase solar energy access...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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13:33
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