Geothermal Canada Content Catalogue
Hickson (Dr. Catherine J. Hickson)
Yaghoubi, A., Schultz, R., Hickson, C., Wigston, A., Dusseault, M.B., Induced seismicity traffic light protocol at the Alberta No. 1 geothermal project site, Geothermics, Volume 117, 2024, 102860, ISSN 0375-6505, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102860.
Grasby, S. E., Raymond, J., Hickson, C., Huang, K., Smejkal, E., Miranda, M., Fraser, D., Harbottle, K., Torres, D. A., Ebell, J., Dixon, J., Olsen, E., Drobot, A., Vany, J., Marcia, K., Colpron, M., Dehghani-Sanij, A., Wigston, A., Brasnett, G., Unsworth, M., Harms, P. Sep. 2023. Geothermal Canada.
Brasnett, G., Hickson, C., & Shor, R. J. (2023). Mapping Techno-Economic Feasibility of Geothermal Resources in Alberta, Canada. Proceedings, 48th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering. Stanford, California.
This article, Power from the ground up: the geothermal spectrum, was written by Greta Chiu, in the June 2022 issue of Greenhouse Canada.
Hickson, C.J., Smejkal, E., Rathbone, J. June 2022. GeoConvention Calgary. Geothermal Canada Report.
Hickson, C., Miranda, M., Huang, K., Witter, J., Unsworth, M., Raymond, J., Poux, B., Marcia, K., Grasby, S., Fraser, T., Ebell, J., Dusseault, M., GRC Transactions, Vol. 45, Oct. 2021.
In the first episode of this series, Anthony Merisch, associate at Gowling WLG, Catherine Hickson, the CEO of Alberta No. 1, and host Lorne Rollheiser, partner and head of Gowling WLG's Oil & Gas Group, will discuss the status of the geothermal industry, including current projects and new developments in this area; the future and potential opportunities in geothermal as well as the challenges that need to be addressed to capitalize on these opportunities; and the involvement by government and stakeholders in overcoming these obstacles.
Miles below the Earth’s surface, there’s a source of renewable energy that could sustain all of humanity for the foreseeable future. Just 0.1% of Earth’s total heat content could meet our energy needs for 2 million years, according to ARPA-E, the government agency that funds R&D efforts for advanced energy technologies.
Part 1 of the Geothermal Series from the CSEG Emerging Professionals Program. Guest speaker Dr. Catherine Hickson, P.Geo. The Alberta No. 1 project in the context of renewables in Alberta's energy mix, why we are pursuing geothermal, and what hurdles the project is facing.
Alberta has had a reputable oil and gas industry for decades. Since the plunge in oil prices amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been more interest in cleaner, more reliable opportunities in the energy sector - geothermal being one of them. How can we add geothermal to our current mix? How can oil and gas play a role in this energy transition? And how do these two energy sources ultimately complement each other?
The current story around Alberta geothermal has been positive, but there are some technical subtleties that the press and social media does not pick up on. Terrapin is introducing a panel of geologists, researchers, drillers, engineers, and geo-innovation experts to discuss the nuances of the Albertan geothermal and oil and gas context.
Geothermal provides significant opportunities for Canada now more than ever.
What and where is geothermal, and why is now the time to develop it? Terrapin's geologists (and Geothermal Canada's President and Secretary) will provide an update on project Alberta No. 1 and provide the conceptual and technical basis of what the public must know when approaching this industry.
Hickson, C., Dick, R., Fraser, T., Grasby, S., Huang, K., Majorowicz, J., Marcia, K., Miranda, M., Noone, F., Raymond, J., Witter, J. GRC Annual Meeting 2019. (Presentation) Sept. 2019. Geothermal Canada.
Presented by Dr. Catherine Hickson, Hosted by the UBC Society of Petroluem Engineers (SPE) Chapter. (Presentation). March 4, 2020.
Hickson, C., Kumataka, M., Akto, P., Cotterill, D., Benoit, D., Eccles, R., Colombina, M., Collins, S. GRC Annual Meeting 2019. (Poster) Sept. 2019
Hickson, C. Yellowknife Geoscience Forum 2018. (Presentation). Nov. 2018
Geothermal gradient in NWT = 20°C - 60°C per kilometer of depth. At 5 km, temperature could be between 100°C and 300°C.
Hickson, C., Dick, R., Fraser, T., Grasby, S., Huang, K., Majorowicz, J., Malo, M., Marcia, K., Minnick, M., Noone, F., Patel, R., Raymond, J., Shewfelt, D., Witter, J. GRC Annual Meeting 2018. (Presentation). Oct. 2018.
Hickson, C.J., and Coolbaugh, M. Do geothermal systems play a role in lithium brine enrichment in Nevada playas? In Geothermal Resources Council, Transactions, Vol. 41, 16 p.
Hickson, C.J. and Yehia, R. The Geothermal exploration and development process: graphical representation path to optimal decision making. In Geothermal Resources Council, Transactions, Volume 38, 2014, pp. 377-380.
