Renewable Energy & Storage Episodes

In Hawaii, resilience isn’t a trend—it’s a business necessity. With some of the highest energy costs in the country, an islanded grid, and growing climate risk, the built environment has very little room for inefficiency. The question isn’t whether buildings should change—it’s how to do it without sacrificing comfort, cost, or design. My guest today has built his entire practice around answering that question. Joining me is David Sellers, founder of Hawaii Off Grid, an architecture firm that m...

For anyone curious about where renewable energy in Canada is headed — and how innovators are reshaping the grid to get us there — this conversation is essential listening. Hassan Shahriar, founder of ADAPTR Inc., offers an insider’s look at how Canada’s energy transition is unfolding, the gaps still holding us back, and the bold solutions that could define the next decade. ADAPTR is tackling one of the toughest challenges in the renewable sector: how to integrate clean energy sources like wind ...

Miranda Gardiner is the Executive Director of the iMasons Climate Accord. With over 16 years of experience, Miranda brings extensive industry knowledge in green buildings, energy and water efficiency, and sustainable master plans and policies. She most recently served as the Global Manager, Data Center Sustainability at Meta, Inc. where she led the sustainability strategy for the entirety of their Data Centers, including LEED® Gold certification for every facility as well as...

As we get closer to wrapping up the year, numerous reports are coming out regarding the state of renewables around the world. At a very high, macro level, we are investing more in renewable energy than ever before, especially in solar and wind power. Last year, “a record-breaking USD$622.5 billion was invested in renewables! Most of this money went into solar panels and wind farms, with a 70% increase in tech investments like batteries (for energy storage) and solar panels. In fact, renewable ...

Nostromo Energy offers true sustainability through energy storage. More specifically, the company accelerates the renewable energy revolution by reducing our reliance on fossil-based energy while contributing to a more stable electric grid. Nostromo Energy provides a large-scale, commercially available behind-the-meter (“BTM”) energy storage solution for widespread, grid-interactive deployment in commercial and industrial (C&I) buildings. It enables customers to realize both energy cost savings ...

While we all appreciate having access to electricity, most of us probably don’t give too much thought as to how it gets to our homes and businesses. We just want it to go on when we need it, for it not to be too expensive, and to be as clean as possible. We can largely thank our grid infrastructure for helping to have achieved this over the years. But the grid has its limitations: You are at the mercy of the fees charged by your local utility provider; Because everything is centralized, there ...

Hassan Shahriar has over a decade of experience in the renewable energy sector, and is the founder of ADAPTR Inc., a tech company providing solutions for the rapidly-growing hybrid renewables and microgrid markets in Canada and abroad. In this episode, he and host Lauren Scott talk about the state of renewables in North America, the complexities of integrating into the grid, his work at Toronto’s WindShare Co-operative, and how he ended up in this field. (0:00) Intro (2:23) Hassan in his own w...