RESEARCH

Technical Papers

Drilling rig backlit by the setting sun
Geothermal

Intellectual Property Frameworks for Geothermal Test Centres

Deep Geothermal program

Laura Katharina Mueller
How clear and predictable rules governing intellectual property and data sharing can help geothermal test centres attract participants and accelerate innovation.
Drilling rig silhouetted against a sunset sky
Geothermal

Bridging the Valley of Death

Deep Geothermal program

Laura Katharina Mueller
Why test centres have become an increasingly important policy tool for accelerating energy innovation, and why IP and data-sharing frameworks are central to attracting industry participation.
Aerial view of a drilling rig and equipment on a frosty site at dusk
Geothermal

Designing for Success

Deep Geothermal program

Laura Katharina Mueller
A practical guide to designing an IP and data-sharing framework that attracts participation, protects proprietary technologies, and enables shared learning.
Polycrisis

Navigating a Fragmenting World Order – Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Risks for Canadian Financial Institutions

Polycrisis program

Christopher Collins
Canadian financial institutions face a fragmenting global order shaped by geopolitical rivalry, economic coercion, trade fragmentation, sanctions and growing conflict risks.
Democracy

Together for Sooke

Scale-up & Acceleration program

Shandell Houlden, Seth Elza
What Sooke residents said about their community, and what could come next, from the “Together for Sooke” community dialogue pilot.
Democracy

Listening Across Difference

Scale-up & Acceleration program

Shandell Houlden, Seth Elza
Lessons for governance, planning, and civic engagement gleaned from the "Together for Sooke" pilot project.