Media Brief: Geothermal energy and its potential in Canada by Clean Energy Canada

Clean Energy Canada has posted a Media Brief about geothermal in Canada. The purpose of the Media Briefs are to “provide journalists with useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition.”

“Geothermal energy and its potential in Canada” briefly outlines how geothermal power and direct heat use works, introduces some direct heat use applications that can be used in Canada, and presents the current geothermal projects in Canada, including Alberta No. 1, Razor Energy Corp. in Alberta, DEEP in Saskatchewan, Eavor-Lite in Alberta, Clarke Lake in BC, Lakelse Lake in BC, and Canoe Reach in BC. This Media Brief is a great introduction to anyone looking to learn about the geothermal energy industry and/or the opportunities and projects in Canada.

Register Now For Pivot2020 July 13-17, 2020

Pivot2020 Virtual Geothermal Event, July 2020 - Banner

Registration is open for Pivot2020, which is a virtual event held from July 13-17, 2020. The event includes

“Pivot2020 is being hosted by the Geothermal Entrepreneurship Organization (GEO) at the University of Texas at Austin, and the International Geothermal Association (IGA), along with industry and organizational partners and friends. Special thanks to Pivot2020's marketing partners, including the Geothermal Resources Council, ThinkGeoEnergy, and the Members in Transition collaboration between the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists.

This is a free online event and open to all, but is first come first served based on audience limitations of our virtual platform - so please register early!”

Science and Technology Internship Program - NRCan

As a part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, funding through Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is available for the Science and Technology Internship Program for 2020-2021.

There are 4 organization available to apply for:

• ECO Canada

• Colleges and Institutes Canada

• BioTalent Canada

• Electricity Human Resources Canada 

Please check your eligibility before applying.

Geothermal Canada AGM 2020- Board of Directors and Minutes

Geothermal Canada held its AGM 2020 on June 24 over Zoom. The meeting minutes are available below.

We are pleased to announce our Board of Directors for 2020-2021. At this time, we would like to sincerely thank Grant Ferguson and Ryan Dick for their contributions to the board since Geothermal Canada was resurrected in 2017. The Board of Directors for 2020-2021 is as follows:

President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer are elected for 2 year terms. All other Board positions are elected for 1 year terms.

Meeting Minutes from Geothermal Canada's Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2020

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.

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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.”