CanGEA Canadian Geothermal Energy Association: Canada Country Update

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CanGEACanadian Geothermal Energy Association
Canada Country Update

• Craig Dunn, P.Geol,
• Education Membership Director

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Canada Update

• Quite the Ride
• Busy year for CanGEA
• Activities Projects
• Policy State of the Industry
• Geothermal Outreach Education
• Canadian Research
• CanGEA Successes
• Membership Canadian Opportunities

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CanGEA Focus
"Encourage Canadian research, exploration and
development of geothermal resources and
technology to provide secure, clean and
sustainable energy"
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Canadians Everywhere

• US major trading partner key supplier of energy
  to North America
• Canadian geothermal influence
• Companies (TSX-V SGP, Western Geopower, Polaris,
  NGP...)
• Scientists and researchers
• Investment community
• Working for geothermal worldwide

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Canadas Power Supply?

• Where is our power coming from?
• What are the real costs of electricity?
• Is it clean? Renewable? Stable? Local? Reliable?

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Canadian Energy Potential

• Est. gt3,000 MW of potential power currently ZERO
  MW.
• Working with key organizations for assessment
• Geological Survey of Canada
• Natural Resource Canada
• Local Governments Yukon Energy, Alberta Energy ,
  BC MEMPR
• Untapped, clean, power source for Canadians

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Geothermal Energy Potential

• Meager Creek
• Pebble Creek
• Mt. Cayley
• Harrison hot springs
• Valemont
• Mining
• Oil Gas Applications

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• BC
• Resource
• Map

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Encouraging Change

• International Geothermal Policy Review
• Country overview
• Analysis
• Recommendations
• Open line of communications with BC MEMPR, BC
  Hydro, GSC, NRCan
• Review of BC Geothermal Rights act creation of
  Geothermal Task Force
• Alberta and BC new carbon regulations
• Climate change funding (EcoAction)
• October 14th Federal Election

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Begins with Research

• University of British Columbia
• Yellowknife Sudbury (abandoned mines)
• 4 MWt greenhouse project
• BC EMPR Waste water potential
• EGS Research
• Database accumulation (BC Hydro, BC EMPR, CanGEA,
  GSC)
• GSC data review Dr. Jessop and upcoming resource
  assessment
• EGS Study for Alberta Dr.Moore, Dr. Majorwicz
  with Alberta Energy Research Institute
• Company exploration programs in BC, Alberta and
  Yukon

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Liability to Electricity

• Potential to generate electric power from warm
  and hot waste water
• Up to 1 MW per well, facility applications for
  multiple wells and waste steam opportunities
• Effective utilization of geothermal energy from
  water production
• Queens University UBC
• Considerable support from government for
  renewable energy efficiency improvement

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Bringing Geothermal to Canada

• From Earths Heat Energy to Electricity Production

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CanGEAs Role

• 30 years as an organization of Industry, Academia
  and Public
• Encouraging research, exploration and development
  of geothermal energy in Canada
• Re-vitalization of CanGEA, resulting from major
  industry support and renewed interest in
  renewable energy
• Clear concise message about the benefits of
  geothermal energy

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Membership Unified Front

• Major corporate industry involvement including
  geothermal, oil gas companies
• DeFacto contact for Canadian industry
• Universities
• Grassroots progam Individuals and volunteers
• New corporate membership program with access to
  business opportunities research
• Job Placement for Geothermal Geologist/CanGEA
  member
• Need assistance to move industry forward in
  Canadian market

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Education Outreach

• New outreach-based website for high temperature
  resource information, updated with events news
  www.cangea.ca
• New educational video Sarah McLachlans World on
  Fire
• CBC, Globe Mail, Vancouver Sun, Toronto star
• Speaking events
• Western Alliance of Decentralized Energy
• Global Petroleum Show
• BC EMPR Unconventional Oil and Gas
• Australian Geothermal Energy Association
• BP A for Energy, Teachers Conference

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Partnerships

• Support assistance from other organizations
• Geothermal Research Council
• International Geothermal Association
• IEA/GIA
• MOU with Canadian GeoExchange Coalition

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QUESTIONS?Canadian Geothermal Energy
Associationwww.cangea.ca

• Craig Dunn, P.Geol.
• Membership Outreach Director, CanGEA
• craig_at_cangea.ca