| Title | Estimation of shallow geothermal energy resource in Canada: Heat gain and heat sink |
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| Author | Majorowicz, J; Grasby, S E ; Skinner, W R |
| Source | Natural Resources Research vol. 18, no. 2, 2009., https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-009-9090-4 |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20080659 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut; Canada |
| NTS | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | tectonics; geothermal energy; geothermal gradient; geothermal potential; geothermal research; geothermal resources; geothermometry; geothermal temperatures; thermal regimes; thermal analyses; energy
resources; energy; heat flow; heat conduction; temperature; ground temperatures |
| Illustrations | location maps; tables; logs; graphs; plots |
| Program | Secure Canadian Energy Supply |
| Released | 2009 02 26 |
| Abstract | Maps of shallow depth (down to -250 m) temperature distribution across Canada show large variability, related mainly to surface climatic forcing. Very small changes of temperature with depth in the
upper 250 m are related to heat gained by the subsurface due to recent global warming. Temperature data compiled from precise temperature logs in equilibrium wells, and temperature time series from a network of meteorological stations, allow
calculation of the available heat energy for heating in the cold period and for cooling in peak warm months. Utilization of this energy resource has the potential for significant CO2 reduction in Canada. The geothermal energy stored in the ground can
be used, with the help of heat pumps, for heating, given very low winter temperatures. The amount of potential heat available is vast. In Canada, south of permafrost border, the integrated value of potentially available heat during the heating season
down to -50 m is 1.1 E21 J (1100 quads). |
| GEOSCAN ID | 226422 |
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