10/16/2026
Today, October 17, is World Geothermal Energy Day—and our newest podcast episode brings the conversation home to the Yukon.
Could the heat beneath our feet help heat our communities, power our businesses, and create opportunities for First Nations ownership?
In Episode 8 of the Arctic Indigenous Investment Series, YFNCC President and host Blair Travis Hogan sits down with Robert Winsloe, Co-Founder and Head of New Market Development at Eavor Technologies Inc.
“We’re not looking for an aquifer. We don’t need an aquifer. We just need the heat.”
— Robert Winsloe
From underground “radiators” to community heating networks, Robert explains the technology and shares lessons from Eavor’s work in Alberta and Germany—including the challenges along the way.
Blair connects those ideas to Teslin’s biomass district heating experience: producing energy locally, creating local jobs, and keeping more of the benefits in the community.
Together, they explore where geothermal could fit in the Yukon, why heating projects could be a practical starting point, and how First Nations-owned energy utilities could help shape the future.
Join us for a conversation about energy, ownership, and the opportunities we could build here at home.
Presented by the Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Gúnta Business Consulting Ltd., and recorded at Gúnta Studio in Whitehorse.
▶ Watch: https://youtu.be/d2Cz28TMbFU
🎧 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hi46qN8D4EPOpr45hadEs?si=pcLeg1cbRYKAeZfT73qh4A
Blair Hogan Winsloe