Artificial intelligence is creating an electricity demand challenge unlike anything the energy industry has encountered before — one that could require North America to add the equivalent of Canada’s entire power system twice over in just five years. That was the scale of the challenge laid out by Aaron Foyer, Director of Research at Orennia, […]
Energy Disruptors
Canada Wants to Build Faster. The Hard Part Comes Next.
Canada is trying to dramatically shorten the time it takes to approve major energy and infrastructure projects, but faster permitting alone will not guarantee that projects actually get built. That was a central theme of a discussion at Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2026 in Calgary moderated by Aaron Foyer, Director of Research at Orennia. The panel […]
Canada’s Clean Tech Challenge: Getting Innovation to Market
Canada is not short of clean technology ideas. The harder challenge is turning those ideas into businesses and projects that can operate at commercial scale. That was the message from Justin Riemer, CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta, during a fireside discussion with EY Managing Partner Dr. Lance Mortlock at Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2026 in Calgary. […]
Jeremy Hansen Brings Moonshot Thinking to Energy Disruptors
Canadian astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen is bringing lessons from one of humanity’s most ambitious recent missions to Calgary this month as part of the growing speaker lineup for Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2026, being held at the city’s BMO Centre. Hansen and his wife, Canadian women’s health and wellness expert Dr. Catherine Hansen, will appear together […]
Energy Disruptors Adds Arlene Dickinson and Mayor Jeromy Farkas to 2026 Summit
Energy Disruptors: UNITE has added entrepreneur and venture capitalist Arlene Dickinson and Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas to its 2026 speaker lineup. Taking place September 28–29 at Calgary’s BMO Centre, the global energy leadership summit will bring together founders, investors, policymakers and executives to examine the forces reshaping energy systems and the wider economy. Dickinson, Founder […]