For the third episode of The Eco Innovators, Stewart Muir talks with Ged McLean, the trailblazing executive director of the BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy. Ged is tirelessly focused on creating and implementing solutions to combat climate change. From academia to product innovation, his diverse experience paints a picture of a man dedicated to our planet.

From his role as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria, Ged expanded his sphere of influence by founding Angstrom Power, a venture aimed at developing novel hydrogen fuel cell technology for portable applications. 

In the years that followed, he took on leading roles at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions and the citizen-led Permafrost Carbon Feedback Action Group. He has leveraged his knowledge and experience to influence technology and business innovation aimed at decarbonization in numerous advisory, board, and consulting roles.

Today, he leads the BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy, an organization founded in 2021 that stands at the forefront of the clean energy revolution. With an impressive $105M raised to date, the Centre is a hotbed for the development and scaling of home-grown clean energy solutions, not just in Canada but across the globe.

The Centre works hand in hand with innovators, corporations, academic institutions, policy makers, investment groups, and Indigenous communities, all to find smart, impactful ways to drive us closer to a net-negative carbon future.

Ged is a man on a mission, translating brilliant ideas into tangible actions that will mitigate the effects of climate change and help us adapt to its impacts.  

The Eco Innovators welcomes Vikramaditya G. Yadav, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Recorded on April 27, 2023 at UBC, this second episode in the series looks at Vikram's work in a variety of fields ranging from Covid vaccines to mining wastewaster treatment. 

The first episode of the Eco Innovators podcast features Ian MacGregor, founder of the Hydrogen Naturally project, who discusses his passion for carbon capture and hydrogen technologies. MacGregor explains how his project utilizes Natural Air Capture (NAC) and wood waste pellets to remove carbon from the atmosphere and produce clean hydrogen. He also touches on the economic and environmental benefits of this approach and the challenges and opportunities for Canada's forestry sector.