In September 2014, CanGEA also received Global Opportunities for Associations (GOA) program funding to send Canadian delegates to the GRC's Annual Meeting and GEA Geothermal Expo. Of the Canadians that attended the events, the feedback was excellent. It is obvious: this is a global geothermal event that you do not want to miss!

In addition to sending Canadian delegates to the GRC Annual Meeting and GEA Geothermal Expo, CanGEA also took delegates on a Market Visit Tour of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Participants were able to see first-hand projects that used geothermal heat directly for a variety of applications, including greenhouses, fish farms, a brewery, and a district heating system. Below are some videos we took while visiting!

Geothermal energy is delivering clean, base-load and low cost electricity in 25 countries as well as commercial heating in 70 countries... And we think BC should be benefitting too! While not yet fully utilized, geothermal energy is an important part of Canada’s energy future, creating new investment and jobs in Canadian communities while also contributing to a cleaner environment for future generations.

Join Chief Geologist of Borealis GeoPower, Craig Dunn, as we explore the Canadian energy industry’s efforts to develop geothermal energy. Craig will discuss his company's ground-breaking field work completed this past summer that proved new exploration techniques from other industries to be valuable. Anders Kruus, a financial specialist will also be presenting.

Borealis GeoPower received an investment of $2.4 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada towards its Optimized Geothermal Exploration Project. 
 
"Borealis GeoPower’s optimized geothermal exploration methodology is a carefully ordered set of processes and technologies that builds up an increasingly accurate picture of a geothermal resource, allowing the drilling of production wells precisely where they have the highest probability of hitting commercially-viable amounts of hot water. The program involves cutting-edge exploration techniques and innovative sub-surfacing reservoir modelling to help reduce the overall risk associated with exploration drilling." - Borealis GeoPower, 2015

British Columbia deserves a clean, emissions-free energy source. You may be unaware of the new information about the feasibility of geothermal power and the capabilities of Canadian developers and service providers. But, we want to let you know how technology transfer opportunities have changed the game and made geothermal projects more favourable than ever!

Come learn about the many economic, environmental, and social benefits of geothermal and how it can change British Columbia's energy landscape.

Geologist, Entrepreneur, Energy fanatic and lover of earth, Craig Dunn is always on the go.  He is the co-founder of multiple organizations in a variety of fields, including geopower exploration, technology and social good; as a father of two, he is always thinking of the world that we are leaving for the next generation.  He lives by the idea that “Make beautiful ideas reality and the world will follow”.

After moving to Calgary and working in the environmental sector, Mr. Dunn got his first taste of what the energy industry was all about.  In 2003, Mr. Dunn founded WellDunn Consulting, a geological consulting firm for the oil and gas industry in both conventional and unconventional oil and gas exploration across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.  Always pursuing the cutting edge projects, Mr. Dunn worked on many early stage programs from the Bakken in SE Saskatchewan to tight gas plays in NE BC.  With a passion for renewable energy, he moved on to work multiple geothermal exploration projects in the US and Canada with some of the first public geothermal companies in Canada.

Mr. Dunn was one of key personnel involved with the resurgence of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) on the board of directors and as the Outreach Director. His work has helped to establish CanGEA’s education program, helped to promote a national study for geothermal potential in Canada and co-authored many geothermal reports including Geothermal Policy Best Practices (2009).  His work with CanGEA, led him to his role as founder and Chief Geologist with Borealis Geopower. He is considered one of the leading experts and pioneers in geothermal energy exploration and development initiatives in Canada.  Mr. Dunn supplies both project management and geological expertise for the development of high temperature geothermal energy.  Borealis Geopower has multiple ongoing geothermal power projects across Western Canada working to bring the first Geopower projects online. 

Anders will be presenting on his financing experience with Canadian geothermal developing companies DEEP, Alterra Power Corp. and Borealis GeoPower.

Mr. Kruus is a versatile finance professional with more than 20 years of leadership success in corporate finance, investor relations, sales and capital markets. Capital & cash flow-driven, with experience and talents that have repeatedly produced strong results through business planning, process improvement, positive team leadership, leveraging of technology and innovative deal structuring.

He received his MBA from the University of Toronto after completing his degree in Economics and Political Science from Carleton University. Mr. Kruus has industry experience in banking & investments, renewable energy, commercial & residential real estate, and SaaS startups.

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This will be followed by brief remarks on geothermal projects in Canada - most of which are direct use projects. Where we will release and present our 2015 Canadian Geothermal Projects & Skills Profile.

Are you a Canadian wishing to attend this event? Did you know that you may be eligible for significant subsidies? 

Register here.

The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association, CanGEA, will be in Whitehorse during mid March to begin conducting Yukon Geothermal Energy Stakeholder meetings with those that have data, or know about data that may exist, that would be useful for geothermal exploration. Others may have ideas on what data should be collected and shared, or how new and old data can be (re)-processed.

*Seating is limited, please contact CanGEA if you are interested in this event as it is by invitation only.

If you would like to read more about the project we are working on visit you can read the press release. You can also learn more from this CBC article that features one of our valued members.

If you are a resident of Northern Canada you can contribute to our project by taking this survey: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZJGK5M8