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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
81 episodes
Inside Divert Nova Scotia: Waste Reduction in Action
In this episode of Reimagined Energy, Kathryn Bremner from Divert Nova Scotia shares how the province became a leader in recycling and waste reduction. She explains the role of community engagement, education, and innovative programs i...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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19:10
Wired for Change: Highmark Power’s Bold Energy Blueprint
In this episode of Reimagined Energy, Maria sits down with Alexander Ross, President of Highmark Power, to explore how the company is transforming the clean energy landscape in Atlantic Canada. From navigating the complexities of urban...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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24:02
Energizing Efficiency 2025: Innovation, Impact, and Inspiration in Clean Energy
What does the future of clean energy look like—and how do we get there together? 🌱⚡In this episode, we dive into key takeaways from the 2025 Energizing Efficiency conference, where experts break down the power of energy r...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:10:28
Power to the People: Building a Just Energy Future in Nova Scotia
Exploring how energy efficiency, equity, and community power can shape Nova Scotia’s clean energy future 🌍In the latest episode of Reimagined Energy, we sit down with Chris Benjamin from the Ecology Action Centre to chat about the...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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18:50
Building a Better Planet with OPTEL Group
Traceability, AI, and transparency — Foued Barouni from OPTEL Group joins us on Reimagined Energy to talk building better, greener supply chains. 🌱🔍This week, Reimagined Energy sat down with Foued Barouni fr...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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15:03
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
