Alberta could utilise its oil expertise for geothermal development
Calgary skyline with Saddle Dome, Calgary, Alberta (source: flickr/ Stephen Desroches, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas
14 Jan 2015
Considering that oil prices are going down and this is a prime opportunity for geothermal, Canada should consider developing their potential in this renewable energy.
In a recent article in local newspaper, the Calgary-Herald, it is described how an Alberta advantage could be created for renewable energy in this province of Canada.
Alberta has great geothermal resources as confirmed by the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association. The latter published geothermal feasibility maps for Alberta. See: CanGEA’s Maps
There are also “hot sedimentary aquifers that the oil and gas industry currently work in offer easily accessible geothermal heat that can be used with proven technology”, so the Calgary Herald.
With Canada’s oil & gas industry and activities in Alberta, there should be no shortage of “drilling and geoscience know-how needed to tap into these resources, yet there isn’t even a permitting system in the province for geothermal electricity.”
Source: Calgary Herald
