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Bridging Industry and Indigenous Perspectives in Establishing Canada’s Battery Value Chain
A lot was on the line back in May of 2024. A small conference room on Tsuut’ina lands to the west of Calgary was filled with...
The Lab Team
Feb 205 min read
The Lab celebrates its 10th anniversary with launch of ‘All-Star’ Fellowship
The Energy Futures Lab is kicking off a year-long celebration of its 10-year anniversary with the announcement of the tenth cohort of...
The Lab Team
Jan 233 min read
As the World Races to Lower Emissions, Budget 2023 Leans into Keeping Canada’s Energy Sector Competitive
Accelerating Investment in Emerging Net-Zero Aligned Energy Industries a Clear Priority Budget 2023 offered a much-needed response to...
Alison Cretney
Mar 31, 20236 min read
Canada’s advantage in the global battery supply chain: leading the world in energy transition innovation
In the global race to reach net-zero and decarbonize, Canada should be the bookie’s favorite. Long renowned as a nation of both abundant...
Ailsa Popilian
Sep 13, 20227 min read
Impact: Leveraging digital innovation to power Alberta’s energy future
The Energy Futures Lab’s Grid Sandbox Innovation Platform The evolving grid In 2022 it’s easy to take the flip of a light switch for...
The Lab Team
Sep 13, 20228 min read
There’s no energy security without net zero
Canada has the raw materials and commodities that the world is increasingly desperate for today, and the innovation capital to turn them...
Alison Cretney
Aug 12, 20224 min read
From Lithium on Tap to the Battery Metals Association of Canada
The Energy Futures Lab contributes to a growing battery metals industry The EV Revolution Every so often, humans stumble upon a resource...
Alison Cretney
May 31, 202212 min read
Intergenerational Inspiration at the Youth Innovation Jam
By Guest Contributor Matthew Rygus Gathered together at the beautiful Ampersand building in downtown Calgary, attendees at the Energy...
Matthew Rygus
May 20, 20222 min read
Alberta’s future: turning nonsense to common sense
Innovators . Entrepreneurial. Ambitious. This is how Albertans have long described themselves, a story often centred around our...
Alicia Planincic
Dec 6, 20215 min read
Harnessing possible futures for better policy outcomes
As members of the Energy Futures Policy Collaborative, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future (it’s right in the name!). One...
Sara Hastings Simon
Nov 18, 20214 min read
How can artificial intelligence enable Alberta to thrive in a competitive, low-carbon world?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a rapidly developing area of technological advancement over the last 10 years and more, yet it is...
Nagwan Al-Guneid
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Backcasting Applied to Economic Development Strategy: The Petro-lithium Exemplar
Amidst the drama of recent pipeline and trade war news, you may be forgiven if you missed another announcement that will be important in...
Chad Park
Jun 18, 20183 min read
How can energy transition benefit Alberta communities? And how can your community take advantage?
The world is poised for a massive transition in energy production and use. Making this transition will be critical to ensure the...
Steve Edgerton
Mar 27, 20182 min read
Sustainaville – Canada’s First GeoPark
It’s time for a demonstration. It will take place in the village of Valemount, BC. The project, the first of its kind in Canada, is...
Michele Longo
Aug 31, 20173 min read
The Energy Futures Lab looks for common ground in energy debate
Oil and gas versus renewables? That’s a false dichotomy, according to the Energy Futures Lab (EFL), an initiative that acknowledges the...
Peter Kenter
May 24, 20173 min read
Press Release: Oil and gas executives working with cleantech and renewable energy entrepreneurs, environmentalists and other unlikely allies
Innovating Alberta’s Energy Future Showcase explores ways Alberta will lead the transition to a low carbon future “There are so many...
Tyler Seed
Apr 11, 20173 min read
EFL & U of C’s CESAR: Scenarios for Alberta’s Energy Future
On December 5, 2016, approximately 170 people braved the cold to talk about the future of energy in Alberta at the University of...
Steve Williams
Jan 9, 20173 min read
An Emerging Portfolio of EFL Initiatives
No one ever said the transition to a new energy economy would be easy. From the very beginning, The Natural Step Canada (TNSC) was under...
Chad Park
Oct 19, 20165 min read
Doors Open for Energy Futures Lab Event this Week
Leaders from government, business, not-for-profit, academia and indigenous communities will gather in Calgary for a special two-day event...
Leor Rotchild
Oct 16, 20162 min read
Cleantech Insights with Meera Nathwani-Crowe & Kipp Horton
If the energy transition is a journey, what are the paths to get there? Our future isn’t in a single resource based economy or a silver...
The Lab Team
Jun 16, 20165 min read
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