While Canada possesses world-class subsurface expertise, hot geothermal gradients spanning western and northwestern regions, and companies like Eavor, DEEP Earth Energy, and Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal, domestic deployment lags dramatically. Canada currently generates less than six megawatts (MW) of geothermal power, representing 0.004% of the country’s installed capacity.

At a time when employment in the oilpatch is declining, building housing with renewable energy is a natural pivot for the Canadian economy and those who earn their livelihood from drilling.

Veggies in the snow

Beyond the excitement of returning to play, the Oakville Curling Club is focused on long-term improvements, including plans for a geothermal system to help maintain the ice earlier in the season and through warmer spells in January.

The city has issued a request for proposals to explore a thermal energy system along Graham Avenue.

Catherine Hickson was just beginning to accept that her dream of building Alberta's first geothermal power plant was probably dead — then hope appeared out of the blue. 

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