Geothermal Canada Content Catalogue
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.
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.
Part 2 of the Geothermal Series from the CSEG Emerging Professionals Program. Guest speaker Katie Huang, G.I.T. The topic is the summary and geological overview of the Alberta No. 1 project, and how we assessed the temperature of target formations.
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.
Alberta is well-positioned to become a geothermal leader.
In a cold country like Canada, where the average temperature is 1°C, geothermal energy is more important in terms of its thermal capacity than its electrical capacity; more than 60% of our energy needs is spent on heating. Compared to other energy sources, geothermal is the only clean resource that is capable of effectively heating and providing electricity on a massive scale. Therefore, geothermal has great value not only as a clean power plant, but in terms of its direct heat use.
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., 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.
