| Title | Geothermal energy in Canada - times are 'a changing' |
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| Author | Hickson, C J; Raymond, J; Dusseault, M; Fraser, T; Huang, K; Marcia, K; Miranda, M; Poux, B; Fiess, K; Ferguson, G; Dale, J; Banks, J; Unsworth, M; Brunskill, B; Grasby, S ; Witter, J |
| Source | Clean, renewable and always on: Geothermal Resources Council 2020 Annual Meeting; Geothermal Resources Council, Transactions vol. 44, 2020 p. 819-844 |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20200106 |
| Publisher | Geothermal Resources Council (Mount Laurel, NJ, USA) |
| Meeting | Geothermal Resources Council 2020 Annual Meeting; October 18-23, 2020 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Canada; 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 |
| Subjects | geophysics; regional geology; marine geology; Science and Technology; Government and Politics; Information and Communications; energy resources; geothermal energy; geothermal research; geothermal
potential; thermal power; sedimentary basins; volcanoes; thermal springs; bedrock geology; basement geology; structural features; faults; offshore areas; Western Canada Sedimentary Basin; Canadian Cordillera; Garibaldi Volcanic Belt; Canadian Shield;
Scientific research; Universities; Provincial governments; Territorial governments; Federal government; Federal programs; Electricity; Heating; Phanerozoic; Precambrian |
| Illustrations | location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; photographs; tables; histograms; schematic representations |
| Program | Geoscience for New Energy Supply (GNES) Geothermal Energy |
| Released | 2020 10 16 |
| Abstract | Geothermal research and exploration in Canada have a long and rich history with many prominent and important early researchers, explorers and developers who worked within Canada and abroad. Geothermal
Canada was launched in 1973 as the Canadian Geothermal Association and has been dedicated since that time to supporting the geothermal community in Canada. Now after more than 40 years along, the geothermal landscape is finally beginning to change
and it is important to review the current and recent projects, research, and initiatives. Vibrant research groups exist through universities across the country; 464 scientific publications on geothermal energy written by Canadian researchers are
reported in Scopus from 2014 to 2018. The focus is on resource assessment, direct-use and adapting technology for remote communities located in arctic to subarctic climatic zones. Provincial governments in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia,
Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Quebec are supporting projects along with the exchange of ideas. In Canada's north, including the Yukon, Nunavut, Nunavik and the Northwest Territories, there are initiatives to assess the geothermal potential, especially
through engineered geothermal systems (EGS), and to support research for development challenges in extreme environments. Canada's federal government, through Natural Resources Canada, awarded a 25.6-million-dollar contribution grant to the DEEP Corp.
project in Saskatchewan, and in Alberta a 25.4-million-dollar contribution grant was awarded to Alberta No. 1. Additionally, the Geological Survey of Canada continues to support geothermal research. As the global landscape continues to evolve away
from hydrocarbons for heating and electricity generation, Canada is well-placed to fill in the gap mostly with thermal energy, and some more limited electrical generation from sedimentary basins, deep fault and volcanic systems, as well as to be a
leader in EGS. Canadian scientists and engineers are poised to make significant contributions both here in Canada and globally. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This report provides an update on geothermal research activities across Canada in both academia as well as government research agencies. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 326401 |
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