Despite great geothermal potential province of British Columbia lagging behind
Well MC6 being flowtested at Meager Creek, BC/ Canada (source: Western GeoPower)
Alexander Richter
26 Jun 2017
Despite actual better resources, the Province of British Columbia is much behind in geothermal development and actual policy support compared to Saskatchewan, the location of the first geothermal PPA signed in Canada.
Canadian publication DeSmog Canada has been publishing a series of articles on geothermal energy and its potential in Canada. The latest one looks at why the province of British Columbia is so behind with regards to actual development, and the – likely – first geothermal power project to actually making progress in the province of Saskatchewan.
Last month, the first geothermal power purchase agreement in Canada for a geothermal power project in Saskatchewan was announced. But geothermal experts in the country confirm that actual resources for development of geothermal power projects can be found beyond Saskatchewan, e.g. in British Columbia.
In previous reports, it is confirmed that geothermal energy is a valid energy option for the country with great resources for power generation to be found in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, while resources for e.g. heating can be found in other parts of the country, according to the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA).
The province of British Columbia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geothermal hot zone. Maps produced by CanGEA found B.C. has enough geothermal potential to power the entire province.
There are geothermal projects all up the coast but they stop at the border. There’s nothing in B.C.,” Thompson said.
This is clearly not technical, not economic. This is policy driven.”
For more details see the article linked below.
Source: DeSmog Canada
