The Heat Beat recently posted an opinion piece “An Open Letter to the Oil Patch: Let’s Build Together” by Joseph Scherer and John Muir of GreenFire Energy. GreenFire Energy develops and deploys its closed-loop GreenLoop™ technology. Although they are based out of the United States, a majority of the points made in the article apply to Canada’s geothermal industry.
GLOBE Series: Upcoming Events and Virtual Event Recordings
Webinar: Innovation Pathways and Transition Finance Towards Future-Fit Hydrocarbons
Last week's GLOBE Virtual webinar, co-hosted by the Energy Futures Lab and The Delphi Group, built on the GLOBE Advance session on future-fit hydrocarbons at GLOBE 2020 and explored the conversation around energy transformation in Canada. The full webinar recording is available.
Upcoming Events
Cleantech Connect: Key Learnings and Advice from Young Founders
Date: July 9, 2020
Time: 2:00-3:00pm PT, 5:00-6:00pm ET
GLOBE Virtual in partnership with Leading Change will host this webinar targeted to students, recent graduates, and young people who are active in the cleantech space or are looking to learn more about the sector.
In Conversation with The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities & Michael Sabia, Chair of the Board of Canada Infrastructure Bank
Date: July 16, 2020
Time: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET
Speakers:
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Government of Canada
Michael Sabia, Chair of the Board of Canada Infrastructure Bank
Chair/Moderator:
Jennifer Keesmaat, CEO, The Keesmaat Group and Former Chief City Planner, City of Toronto
More information coming soon!
GRC 2020 Annual Meeting Will be Virtual
This year, the GRC annual conference will be held as the GRC Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo. Please see below for the announcement from the GRC. Also, please note that final paper revisions are due on July 10, 2020.
“As GRC continues to trailblaze, modernize and revitalize our place within the geothermal industry, it is with great excitement that we announce an all-new, fully-virtual experience for GRC’s 2020 Annual Meeting & Expo. The meeting will take place October 18 – 23, 2020 in an online and on-demand format that brings together people from all aspects of the geothermal industry.
This new virtual platform will allow attendees from around the globe to access the meeting’s program of activities and content, and network with other attendees and companies online from their home or office. Combined with our other activities that will all go digital including the Opening Reception, Plenary Session, Panel Sessions, Fieldtrips (yes!), Workshops, Networking Reception and Expo, this year's Technical Program contains a wide array of technical papers that will also be presented in a virtual format.
Advantages of a virtual meeting include:
all content available to an attendee – no missing of presentations in parallel sessions or from scheduling conflicts;
content available 24/7 – giving accessibility around the globe in all time zones;
Expo Hall accessible to people who would not normally be able to drop in – like your CEO or a hard-to-pin-down customer;
no travel needed – access the meeting from your home or office and save on travel costs and exhibition infrastructure expenses;
a schedule not restricted to three days – live sessions and Q&A will be conveniently spread out over six days; and,
recorded content available to registered attendees – access recorded presentaitons for months after the live event.”
Webinar June 23- Green recovery and oil crisis: a window of opportunity to invest in geothermal
DATE OF THE EVENT: June 23, 2020
TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
LOCATION: Online
(Note that this is 3:00am-4:00am MT)
The COVID19 pandemic created a severe economic crisis and has crashed the prices of oil and gas on global markets. Within this context, there is an opportunity to invest in the geothermal industry, as most of the exploration infrastructure and expertise in the oil & gas sector are also being used in geothermal.
This webinar discusses with major energy players how the geothermal sector can turn the current oil crisis and climate emergency into an opportunity for a post Covid-19 Green Recovery.
GreenFire Energy Inc. Completes the World’s First Field-Scale Demonstration of Closed-Loop Geothermal Energy and the Final Report to the California Energy Commission
GreenFire Energy Inc. today announced the completion of the world’s first field-scale demonstration of closed-loop geothermal energy production. The demonstration was performed using an inactive well at the Coso geothermal field in Coso, California, USA. A $1.48 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) and cash contributions from other funders financed the demonstration. GreenFire Energy’s comprehensive final report to the CEC, Closed-Loop Geothermal Demonstration Project, is now available to the public.
How Geothermal and Oil & Gas Compliment Each Other: Terrapin Panel Webinar
How do geothermal and oil and gas complement each other? A panel of experts sets to lay down the facts and offer their perspectives for this online webinar on June 18, 2020 from 2-3pm MT. Registration is free for this webinar. If you would like to read a backgrounder ahead of the event, it is posted here.
Putting Rigs Back to Work: Article from The Hitch
The Geothermal Collaboration Network is a group formed by industry partners with the goal of putting oil and gas workers back to work within the geothermal industry. The Hitch’s article “Putting Rigs Back to Work” describes how this can be done.
According to Dr. Catherine Hickson of Geothermal Canada, Alberta has significant areas where temperatures are high enough to extract heat for direct-use applications and, in some locations, power production. Hickson said direct-use geothermal applications could include space heating, heating a green house, or providing the energy needed for industrial processes. The main difference between an oil well and a geothermal well, is that a geothermal well has a much larger diameter than a typical oil or gas well, said Hickson. The large diameter is required to accommodate the large electrical submersible pumps required to lift the large quantities to hot brine to the surface. A geothermal well is also constructed to last decades.
New Publication: Early-stage exploration for geothermal energy resources along the Denali fault near Duke River, Yukon
A new publication was just made public by the Yukon Geological Survey, titled: Early-stage exploration for geothermal energy resources along the Denali fault near Duke River, Yukon. In collaboration with the Yukon Geological Survey, Innovate Geothermal Ltd. performed a multi-component geoscientific investigation in southwestern Yukon to initiate the search for subsurface geothermal energy resources that could be used for direct use applications and, possibly, the generation of electricity.
Geothermal Canada Annual General Meeting - June 24, 2020
Geothermal Canada will be hosting their 2020 Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2020 at 10:30am MT. Invitees are Geothermal Canada members in good standing eligible to vote. A member is not in good standing if their membership payment is over 6 months due. For the past 2 years, Geothermal Canada AGMs have coincided with major Canadian conferences to increase the number of attendees who can attend in person. This year, the AGM will be held electronically over Zoom. Members in good standing will receive a link.
PEIA Energy Breakfast Webinar: Geothermal Energy- Opportunities in BC
The Pacific Energy Innovation Association (PEIA) is an independent, non-profit association of energy professionals incorporated under the Society Act of British Columbia. Its mission is to initiate and promote discussion and action for energy innovation, efficiency and sustainability. They will be hosting a geothermal talk on June 2 through Zoom. The presenter is Geothermal Canada president Dr. Catherine Hickson.