The emergence of fusion energy

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This entry is part 22 of 18 in the series Decarbonization
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Episode 22 in our DECARBONIZATION series discusses the emergence of fusion for energy, its implications for decarbonization of energy, and the ramifications for transforming the world’s ever-growing appetite for energy.

The series was produced by KEI Network in partnership with Troy Media.

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Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Rob Norris serves as a special advisor to DEEP energy company, Canada’s premier geothermal energy company as well as a special advisor to the President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan, focusing on innovation. In 2007, Rob was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency of Saskatoon Greystone. He was re-elected in 2011.

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Klaas Rodenburg
Klaas Rodenburg

Klaas Rodenburg is a Director and Communications Chair for the Fusion Energy Council of Canada (FECC) a volunteer organization focused on advocating for nuclear fusion to harness the power of the stars to provide endless clean energy on Earth. He is a co-author of the Status of Fusion Energy report commissioned by the Government of Alberta in 2014 to assess the various approaches to realizing the promise of fusion energy and associated commercial opportunities. This presentation is an update of that report.

Klaas has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Industrial Design (1984) and a Master of Arts in Communications and Technology (MACT) (2009) both at the University of Alberta. He was the Sustainable Design Coordinator at Stantec before moving to Mammoet in 2014 as a Quality Advisor where he served as a leader of the Sustainovation Steering Committee, a Global initiative responsible for identifying and implementing innovative solutions to sustainability challenges faced by Mammoet and its sister companies. He served as the volunteer President of the Alberta Council of Technologies (ABCtech) and is a current member of the City of Edmonton’s Energy Climate Resilience Committee, he has taught sustainability courses at NAIT, Lakeland College and U of A and has presented at a variety of sustainability-focused events.

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By Rob Norris

Rob Norris completed his undergraduate studies at Red Deer Polytechnic and the University of Lethbridge, where he graduated with distinction in Political Science. Rob went on to earn a master’s degree in Political Science – with a focus on Canadian Foreign Policy – from the University of Alberta. Rob began working at BHL Lumber in Sylvan Lake when he was 14 years old. From driving forklifts, his early professional life went on to include stints as a private in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves, a journalist, a teaching assistant at the University of Lethbridge, running a coring unit on highway construction projects, teaching Canadian Government at SaskPoly and serving as a Legislative Assistant (focusing on Canadian Foreign Policy) in the Canadian House of Commons. In 2007, Rob was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency of Saskatoon Greystone. He was re-elected in 2011. During his time in the Legislature during the premiership of Brad Wall, Rob served in executive government as the Minister of Advanced Education, Employment, Labour, Immigration, Innovation, SaskPower as well as the Legislative Secretary for First Nations and Metis Peoples. In 2016, Rob returned to the University of Saskatchewan as a Senior Strategist within the Office of the Vice-President Research. For the last three years, Rob was seconded to the Canadian Light Source synchrotron as the Senior Government Relations Officer. At present, he serves as a special advisor to DEEP energy company, Canada's premier geothermal energy company as well as a special advisor to the President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan, focusing on innovation. He also serves on Nutrien's community advisory board. He also recently completed a 6-year tenure as the Chair of Canada World Youth as well as three-year appointment as Bangladesh's Hon. Consul to Saskatchewan.

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