Yukon in search for geothermal heat
As reported by CBC, Canadian Yukon Energy Corp. is about to spend C$ 285,000 in a research project to study the geothermal potential of the Yukon, a Canadian province in the far North.
As reported by CBC, Canadian Yukon Energy Corp. is about to spend C$ 285,000 in a research project to study the geothermal potential of the Yukon, a Canadian province in the far North. The province’s Cold Climate Innovation Centre is pitching in with another C$ 125,000 and the City of Whitehorse, the capital city, has also signed on as a partner.
“We are looking for really hot water; 400-degree hot water. And from an electricity point of view, these [geothermal] wells are two, three kilometres deep into the earth. So that’s expensive,” Yukon Energy president David Morrison said Friday.
“So there’s a whole series of things you want to do before you start drilling wells all over the place, and we could be building something as soon as a few years … if we get the right data and we get the right evidence that we’ve got something worth pursuing.”
Morrison said there could be potential geothermal sources significant enough to produce up to 1,500 megawatts of electricity.
The search for geothermal sources has become especially relevant in recent weeks, as a cold snap has put extra loads on Yukon Energy’s hydroelectricity grids.
Source: CBC