Welcome to Energize, a podcast brought to you by GZero Media's Blue Circle Studio and presented by

NBridge. I'm JJ Ramberg. There is a lot of renewable power that got built by investments

from all the hyperscalos like Microsoft, Google and so forth,

that effectively drove a lot of innovation in this space.

We are partnering with energy companies, but also governments,

to figure out how we go and enable this amazing productivity gains

that we need as humanity,

and at the same time, do this in a sustainable fashion.

Energy transition is not just about energy companies.

In order to evolve the way we power our lives,

it's crucial for the energy sector to work with partners from all kinds of industries.

Today, we're going to hear from two very different examples of the way innovation is changing how and where we get energy.

First, we'll talk to Uli Homan from Microsoft about advances in AI that are making the energy sector more efficient,

but are also increasing our energy needs exponentially.

Then we'll speak with Caitlin Tesson from Enbridge, along with Ryan Begin from Divert,

a company that works to reduce food waste in America, in part by turning it into renewable natural gas.

But let's start with Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel on how emerging technology is changing the energy industry.

We're in a time of major innovation, and we're talking about many of those innovations here on this series,

everything from brand new ways to make energy to the rise of generative AI that is basically

affecting every industry, including yours. What are some of the energy innovations that you are

most excited about right now? The generative AI one is a super fascinating one to me. In our business,

we have both fossil fuel-related businesses and renewable businesses, but ultimately it's about

...