The Sustainability Agenda

Listen as industry leaders discuss the financial, technical and policy developments shaping the global sustainability transition — and offer actionable insights.

CIBC Thought Leadership

Demand response and the new economics of grid flexibility

Paul Grod of Rodan Energy joins host, Tom Heintzman, to explore the role of demand response in managing decentralized power, including how commercial battery energy storage systems participate in electricity markets, and the benefits of connecting, dispatching, and coordinating distributed energy assets into a fully managed virtual power plant.

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Future’s so bright (for battery storage), gotta wear shades

Semih Oztreves of Zenobē Energy Limited joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to explore the pivotal role of battery energy storage systems in enhancing grid resilience, the challenges and opportunities facing developers, and the future outlook for the sector.

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Big loads, bigger upgrade bills: The cost of transmission expansion

Tyler Farrell of RMI joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss how U.S. grid operators are managing large load interconnection requests, including allocating the costs for large interconnections, how this phenomenon is shaping transmission investments, and why system-wide transmission planning is needed to make the wisest investments for the long term.

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Micro nuclear reactors: Building resilient power for Canada’s arctic development and lunar ambitions

Daniel Sax of Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss why a Canadian space and defence company is developing micro nuclear reactors for remote and mission-critical applications, and how the case for resilient power can strengthen Canada’s energy security and sovereignty – from arctic development to lunar ambitions.

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