Minister of Energy Yonis Ali Guedi met with Canada’s 4th Resource Corp. to chart a path for geothermal development with an MOU set to seal this strategic partnership.

Eavor Technologies Inc. expects its closed-loop geothermal pilot plant in Geretsried, Germany, to begin operations before the end of the year, subject to commissioning progress and regulatory approvals.

Dr. Rick Chalaturnyk will be the new Chair in ‘Subsurface Energy Geomechanics’, based in Edmonton, Alberta at the University of Alberta.

In August, members of the Barkley Project Group geothermal team joined the Acho Dene Koe First Nation in Fort Liard to advance the community’s geothermal project, an initiative designed to bring sustainable, local, clean energy to the region.

Geology was not kind to P.E.I. from the perspective of utilizing geothermal technology, said MacLeod. “There was a study done in 1983 that a fairly deep hole was drilled in Charlottetown just to try and quantify what geothermal uptake opportunity there was here,” she said.

Geothermal greenhouses are delivering what climate-minded food lovers have long coveted: Fresh, sustainably-grown fruits and vegetables 365 days of the year.

The startup says it has cut drilling times and improved performance at its closed-loop geothermal system in Germany, which could produce power this year.

The report, The Deep Heat Advantage: A techno-economic analysis of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in western and northwestern Canada, models the cost of EGS at four hypothetical test sites in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. EGS could soon become a low-cost option for meeting Canada’s growing demand for clean, reliable power, with costs as low as 3–6¢/kWh.

Geothermal’s economics are improving rapidly as technological advances in the industry reduce costs. This is raising geothermal's profile as a reliable, round-the-clock power source for use in a range of applications from northern military bases and mines to the hundreds data centres expected in coming decades.