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Impact Stories


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


Powering Progress: Energy Futures Lab Launches Electricity Leadership Council
Electricity experts & community leaders will lead multi-stakeholder solution prototyping to accelerate vision-driven modernization of...

The Lab Team
Sep 25, 20244 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 30, 20236 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 12, 20228 min read


A closer look at “future-fit”
Planning for the future is complicated. We don’t know for sure what the future will look like. That means — and forgive me for being a...

Dale Beugin
Mar 4, 20214 min read


Why Energy Efficiency is An Opportunity Alberta Can’t Afford to Pass Up
As governments and industry around the world work to jump-start their economies and restart their businesses without triggering a second...

Alison Cretney
Jun 28, 20204 min read


Switching Gears: from EFL 1.0 to EFL 2.0!
Co-creation, experimentation, and social innovation have been the Energy Futures Lab’s (EFL) core foundational elements since its...

Alison Cretney
Jul 9, 20183 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 18, 20165 min read
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