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Upcoming Geothermal Events
Webinar Series
Geothermal Essentials - Moving Geothermal Forward in Canada
Geothermal Canada
December 8, 2021 - April 6, 2022
(Every Wednesday at 12 PM MST)
From a Canadian perspective, Geothermal Canada will be covering a range of topics over a 15-week period, including geothermal energy fundamentals, technology, exploration, commercial considerations, and more. On Demand for Geothermal Canada Members
Previous Geothermal Events
Latin America and Caribbean Region Energy Opportunities Virtual Conference 2021
[Virtual]
November 10-12, 2021
Resources and Technologies Fueling Latin America’s Energy Transition
Panel Event
The Role of Geothermal in the Search for Clean Energy
Chair:
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Trey Meckel, CEO and Founder, Monteverde Energy, Australia
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Elvira Pureza Gomez, Vice President of Regions, AAPG, Colombia
Panelists:
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Andy Wood, CEO / Chief Geoscientist, CeraPhi, UK
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Alison Isherwood, Chief Subsurface Engineer, Causeway GT, UK
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Dina Lopez, Professor Emeritus, Ohio University, USA/El Salvador
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Catherine Hickson, CEO, Alberta No. 1 / Vice President, Geothermal Canada, Canada
November 11, 11:30 – 13:00 CST
GeoConvention 2021
[Virtual]
September 13-15, 2021
Session: Geothermal Exploration and Development in Canada (Pt. 2)
Presentation
Preliminary Results of a Temperature Log Using a Deep Disposal Well in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Katherine Huang
September 14 @ 1:25 PM MT
Presentation
Geothermal in Alberta - The Holistic View.
An Eco-Industrial Cluster Centered on Alberta No. 1
Catherine Hickson
September 14 @ 3:20 PM MT
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Net Zero, Energy Transition Series
[Virtual]
September 28, 2021
Presentation
Geothermal Energy's Role in an Evolving Carbon Reduction World
Catherine Hickson
September 28 @ 12:00 PM BST
Video Features
CNBC: How Geothermal Energy Could Power The Future
Energi Media: Geothermal project a go after testing shows Grande Prairie well hot enough to produce electricity
Technical Reports
Geothermal In Alberta
Geothermal in Alberta – The importance of creating a regulatory environment conducive to supporting the growth of a geothermal industry
Catherine J. Hickson, Brad Hubbard, and Emily Smejkal
Alberta No. 1
The Province’s First Electrical Geothermal Project.
Catherine Hickson, Mark Kumataka, Payam Akto, Darrell Cotterill, Dick Benoit, Roy Eccles, Katie Huang, Marc Colombina, and Sean Collins
Geothermal
Drilling
And well completions in comparison to oil and gas practices in low temperature (<170°C) sedimentary basin reservoirs.
Catherine Hickson, Mark Kumataka, Darrell Cotterill and Katie Huang
Geothermal Energy in Canada
Kickstarting an Industry
Catherine Hickson, Fran Noone, Jasmin Raymond, Maurice Dusseault, Tiffani Fraser, Katie Huang, Kirsten Marcia, Mafalda Miranda, Bastien Poux, Kathryn Fiess, John Ebell, Grant Ferguson, Janis Dale, Leo Groenewoud, Jonathan Banks, Martyn Unsworth, Brian Brunskill, Stephen E. Grasby, and Jeff Witter
A Relook
At Canada’s Western Canada Sedimentary Basin for Power Generation and Direct-Use Energy Production.
Catherine Hickson, Katie Huang, Darrell Cotterill, Will Gosnold and Dick Benoit
Resource
Estimations
For Conventional Deep Geothermal Projects.
Catherine Hickson, Arif Rabbani, and Katie Huang
Geothermal Assessment
of Target Formations Using Recorded Temperature Measurements for the Alberta No. 1 Geothermal Project.
Catherine Hickson, Katie Huang, Darrell Cotterill, and Yannick Champollion
Using Oil and Gas Data
To Assess Geothermal Resources Within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta.
Katie Huang, William Gosnold, Catherine Hickson, and Dick Benoit
Alberta No. 1
The Province’s first conventional deep geothermal power project.
Catherine Hickson, Darrell Cotterill, Katie Huang, and Mark Kumataka
Presentations
Alberta No. 1
Catherine Hickson talks about her most recent adventure, heading up the Alberta No. 1 project which aims to tap into conventional geothermal in a sedimentary basin and provide both heat and power to the grid.
Catherine Hickson
Alberta No. 1
The Province's first deep conventional geothermal power project (part 2 of 2)
Geological overview
Katie Huang
Alberta No. 1
The Province's first deep conventional geothermal power project (part 1 of 2)
Context of renewables in Alberta's energy mix
Catherine Hickson
Using Oil and Gas Data
To Assess Geothermal Resources Within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta.
Katie Huang, William Gosnold, Catherine Hickson, and Dick Benoit
Using Geothermal Energy
To Reduce Oil Production Costs.
William Gosnold, Mark Ballesteros, Dongmei Wang, and Josh Crowell
Geothermal Energy's
Role in an Evolving Carbon Reduction World
Energy Transition in an Oil and Gas World
Catherine Hickson
Blog Articles
Answering Your Top 3 Questions on Geothermal Energy Development in Alberta
From: Terrapin
March 31, 2021
Why Canada’s geothermal industry is finally gaining ground
From: Lesley Evans Ogden, The Narwhal
September 12, 2020