CUPE commends the Manitoba government for their plan to use crown corporations to build geothermal heating networks, which will scale up geothermal heating usage in Manitoba and reduce our reliance on natural gas. This will reduce Manitoba’s carbon footprint, while saving Manitobans money.

Canada’s geothermal resources could meet the nation’s power demand “one million times over”, but not a single commercial well has been drilled. That’s about to change as new technologies bolster the business case for tapping deep underground heat to generate clean electricity and lure investment in pioneering projects.

This toolkit includes a set of helpful infographics to visually convey the fundamentals of how geothermal technologies work, and how they can be applied in Nova Scotia.

As lead engineer, gbi proposed a solution based on two interconnected energy transfer loops that optimize energy sharing between buildings, according to the specific needs of each space. With 150 geothermal wells reaching depths of 600 feet, renewable energy sources, geothermal and hydroelectricity, supply 86 % of the project's energy needs in a highly densified urban environment.

This is the largest first venture raise for a geothermal starup of all time, underscoring the booming industry and ground-breaking technology Rodatherm has developed.