On November 5th, 2021, at the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Canada joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in an historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end of 2022 and shift investment to renewable energy.
 
Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said in a news release: “Canada can lead in the low-carbon world if we keep putting our investments, innovations and brain power behind ambitious climate action,”
 
Read more on EnergyNow.ca.

The website TheFutureEconomy.ca is issuing a series of interviews that consists of “deep dives into the forces and industries shaping Canada’s future economy.” These include many conversations with the leaders of various aspects of the Canadian energy industry, including one with CanGEA Chair Alison Thompson. Another interview that pertains to the Canadian geothermal energy industry is Managing Director of Energy Futures Lab, Alison Cretney’s The Creative Middle Ground: Opening Space for our Energy Future.


To read the rest of the series, visit TheFutureEconomy.ca.

CanGEA Chair, Alison Thompson, sat down to chat with Tim Penketh of TheFutureEconomy.ca about the benefits and potentials of geothermal energy in Canada. The video, We have more RENEWABLE energy than we need in Canada with Alison Thompson of Borealis GeoPower, will be on TheFutureEconomy.ca’s YouTube account. Click here to read a transcript of the interview.

Clean Energy Canada referenced geothermal energy in the latest Clean Energy Review. It is excellent to see geothermal being discussed as one of the country’s great clean energies resources.
https://mailchi.mp/cleanenergycanada/32018-1863146

The Globe and Mail recently published "From black gold to hot water: Inside Western Canada’s geothermal push". The piece is an introduction to geothermal energy and some of the advantages and the troubles the industry faces in Western Canada.  Experts interviewed include CanGEA Chair Alison Thompson, Saskatchewan Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre and University of Calgary’s Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon.
You can read "From black gold to hot water: Inside Western Canada’s geothermal push" by Emma Graney on the Globe and Mail website.
Learn more about geothermal energy here.

Italian clean energy company and CanGEA member, Turboden, have officially opened their first branch in Canada. 

Turboden is an Italian firm specializing in Organic Rankine Cycle, which can “generate electric and thermal power exploiting multiple sources, such as [geothermal energy]”[Turboden]
Learn about Turboden on their website.
Learn about all CanGEA members at the Member Directory

CanGEA Chair Alison Thompson received the 2020 Centennial Leadership Award from APEGA and was celebrated at the 2021 Summit Virtual Gala on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. APEGA awards the Centennial Leadership Award to those who “have attained the highest distinction relating to engineering or geoscience through directorship of an outstanding project, original research or inventions, or an exemplary career in teaching.” [APEGA]

Read more on Alison and the Centennial Leadership Award at the Summit Awards website.

The Future of Good published their #My2030 art collection. The #My2030 art collection aims to showcase a hopeful and equitable future, and displays projects in 

The artwork is created by artist Loogart. Each artwork illustrates what resilient communities can look like post-pandemic and how they bring us closer to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The art collection featured CanGEA member Kitselas Geothermal's "Fuel for Reconciliation" project in SDG #13: Climate Action.
Click here to view the artwork!

The APEGA Summit Awards recognize professional engineers, geoscientists, and projects making outstanding contributions to their professions or their community.

CanGEA Chair, Alison Thompson, is featured in this article as she was awarded the APEGA Centennial Leadership Award in 2020.
Click here to read more about Thompson's impact in the energy sector and to nominate a professional engineer or geoscientist!

CanGEA thanks Geoscience BC for their recent efforts to refresh their Geothermal Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). We appreciate that our advocacy for change has resulted in the appointment of 3 experienced industry professionals. CanGEA congratulates Brian Fairbank on his appointment to the TAC. With over 40 years of experience, Mr. Fairbank has been a trailblazer for the geothermal industry and now has a new platform to continue to advance and support the Canadian industry. CanGEA looks forward to seeing the exciting work he does within the TAC and looks forward to becoming acquainted with the other new members. 


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