On March 4, 2021, the Honourable Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced $2 million in funding for the Government of Yukon to explore the potential of geothermal energy as a long-term source of renewable energy for communities currently powered by diesel.
No. 1 Geothermal LP Announces Collaboration with Akita Drilling for Alberta No. 1 Exploration Well
February 24, 2021 (Edmonton, AB) – No. 1 Geothermal Limited Partnership has entered into an agreement with Akita Drilling to be the drilling provider for the exploration well of its geothermal project, Alberta No. 1. With Akita’s extensive drilling expertise in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, this collaboration continues to drive the Alberta No. 1 geothermal project forward.
“We have always stewarded Alberta No. 1 as a geothermal project ‘built in Alberta by Albertans,’” says Dr. Catherine Hickson, CEO of Alberta No. 1. “We are excited to work with an Albertan company with world-class expertise as we deliver the next chapter of the Province’s energy story.”
Eavor Technologies Inc. Secures USD$40 Million Investments From Chevron and Others
On Feb. 16, 2021, Eavor Technologies Inc. announced the completion of a USD $40million (CAD$50.7 million) funding round. Investors in this round include: bp Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Temasek, BDC Capital, Eversource and Vickers Venture Partners. These investments will support the commercialization and scaling of Eavor’s unique technology. The announcement by Eavor is shown below.
Growing Geothermal Industrial Opportunities: Recording Available
On Feb. 11, 2021, Terrapin Geothermics hosted a webinar with Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC), and the recording is now available. The event was focused around a conversation about what geothermal energy is, why it is the Northwestern renewable resource of today, and how it can be developed. This webinar features a panel discussion and live Q&A surrounding current and future opportunities, visions for a green energy sector, and how industry can prepare for this new energy future. The full description and panel can be found here.
CGEF Webinar: Geothermal - Western Canadian Progress
Canadian Global Exploration Forum
Geothermal - Western Canadian Progress
Jan. 27, 2021
10:00 - 11:30 am MT
Webinar
Join this webinar hosted by CGEF featuring four speakers who will discuss the DEEO Sedimentary Geothermal Power Project (Kirsten Marcia), an overview of legislation (Mike Henry and Sean Korney), and the Eavor Closed-Loop Geothermal System (Peter Bauman).
Panel: Growing Geothermal Industrial Opportunities
Panel: Growing Geothermal Industrial Opportunities
Webinar Panel Event Hosted by Terrapin Geothermics
Feb. 11, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pm MT
What makes geothermal energy the renewable to capitalize on today? A panel of industry and academia offers their perspectives.
This panel will highlight economic and energy diversification opportunities, and geothermal project development, with an intended audience of students, workers in the energy sector wanting to make a career change, Alberta municipal and provincial government officials.
Three Canadian Presentations Win Geoconvention 2020 Awards
Awards for Best Oral Presentation and Best Poster for Geoconvention 2020 have been announced. Congratulations to all of the recipients!
Three Geothermal Canada members have won awards:
Best Oral Presentation:
Alberta No. 1 – the Province’s first conventional deep geothermal power project
Catherine Hickson (Alberta No. 1)
Subsurface Characterization Methods for Multilateral Closed Loop Geothermal Systems. Case Study of Field Scale Technology Demonstration Project in Alberta, Canada
Jeanine Vany (Eavor)
Best Oral Presentation - Honourable Mention:
Williston Basin Geothermal Power Project Development
Kirsten Marcia (DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp.)
Carbonate Core Virtual Workshop
Carbonate Core Virtual Workshop
Mar. 16 - 17, 2021
Instructors: Eva Drivet (M.Sc. P.Geol.) President, Drivet Geological consulting Ltd., David Hills (M.Sc. P.Geol.) Enhance Energy Inc
15 core display videos, 8 lectures, and live discussions
Early Bird Registration: $CAN600.00 ($CAN500 for students and members in transition) + GST.
GeoWomen E-Talk: Discussion of Indigenous Relationship with the Land, Understanding the Treaties and the Intent of a Proper Land Acknowledgement
Discussion of Indigenous Relationship with the Land, Understanding the Treaties and the Intent of a Proper Land Acknowledgement
Speaker: Jessica Vandenberghe
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm (MST)
Register at: CSPG GeoWomen Page
This is a FREE event - All genders welcome - No membership required.
GEORISK Webinar Canada
GEORISK Webinar Canada
Jan. 29, 2021
4:00 - 5:50PM CET (8:00 - 9:30AM MT)
The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) is hosting this webmeeting to present GEORISK project results and discuss the establishment of risk insurance management schemes for deep geothermal project development in Canada.
The aim of this webinar is to to present:
the main objectives of the project GEORISK
the first results already obtained
the situation of geothermal energy/risk mitigation scheme in Canada
To finish with open discussions
To register to this webmeeting: please complete the Webinar form
JOIN the GEORISK webinar Canada - FRIDAY 29 January 2021 16:00 - 17:30 (CET)