In discussions with thought and industry leaders about geothermal over the past months, two themes have consistently come up. The first is the (glaring) historical disparity in levels of support, subsidies, incentives and funding between geothermal and other renewables like solar and wind. Why does that exist, and how do we fix it? The second adds (potentially significant) complexity to the hopeful future of oil and gas companies pivoting toward geothermal development and strategic investment, and into the future of green drilling.
Read full article here. The COVID-19 crisis has ushered in a ‘Team Canada’ spirit. Our energy industry needs the same5/21/2020
As governments look toward reopening the economy and returning to some semblance of life as we knew it, this “Team Canada” approach should be brought to bear on other issues faced by the country – perhaps especially so on the messy intersection of energy, climate change and Indigenous rights in Alberta, where the economic fallout of current events has already been devastating.
Full article available here. As oil and gas companies falter under the weight of Covid-19 shutdowns, price wars, and their own massive debt burden, an unlikely beneficiary seems to be emerging: geothermal power.
Full article available here. More than 80 people logged into a Zoom open house last Thursday, May 7, to learn more about field work that took place last summer exploring the geothermal energy potential on Mount Meager.
Full article available here. Calgary-based Eavor has executed the world’s first scalable form of green baseload power through geothermal energy and now the company has announced plans for the testing of new and complementary technologies.Click here to read more from the news release.
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