Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy Podcast
Welcome to Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, a podcast dedicated to unveiling the stories, insights, and strategies of the most influential leaders in the renewable energy sector. Our mission is to offer a platform where the voices of innovators, pioneers, and visionaries in renewable energy are amplified, sharing their journey, challenges, and triumphs with a global audience.
Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy Podcast
The Swiss Army Knife of the Grid: Energy Storage’s Rise and Redefinition
In this episode of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, Wes Ashworth sits down with Justin Rangooni, President and CEO of Energy Storage Canada. With a background in law, policy, and government relations, Justin has become a leading voice in one of the most dynamic and consequential sectors of the clean energy transition: energy storage.
From the early days of pilot projects to today’s grid-scale deployments, energy storage has gone from peripheral to pivotal. Justin offers a rare insider’s view into how this once-overlooked technology is now seen as the Swiss Army knife of the grid: able to enhance reliability, enable renewables, and reshape how we think about generation, consumption, and resilience.
This conversation cuts through the hype and misconceptions to uncover what’s really happening in the sector and where it’s headed.
In this episode, we unpack:
- Why energy storage is no longer a science experiment and why it’s ready now
- The evolution of market design and the rise of “value stacking”
- How long-duration technologies are unlocking multi-day grid flexibility
- What’s missing between critical mineral extraction and battery manufacturing
- Why Indigenous equity is a must in clean energy development
- How distributed storage could defer traditional grid investments
- What gives Justin hope about the grid’s future
If you're curious about how storage intersects with climate policy, critical minerals, community engagement, and the broader transition to net-zero, this episode is for you.
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